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POSITIVE Labor 119th Congress

H.R.5159 Nationwide Right to Unionize Act

Establishes a nationwide right to unionize, preventing states from passing laws that undermine union membership (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Expands NLRA § 7 right to organize to workers currently excluded from coverage.

29 U.S.C. § 157 (NLRA § 7)
  • NLRB — 29 U.S.C. § 157 (NLRA § 7 employee rights to organize), official text

Bill activity

Introduced Sep 4, 2025 by Brad Sherman (D-CA) with 15 original cosponsors. 17 cosponsors as of Oct 8, 2025.

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill.
  1. IntroducedSep 4, 2025
  2. Passed House 
  3. Passed Senate 
  4. To President 
  5. Became Law 

Latest action Sep 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Sponsor Brad Sherman (D-CA)

17 cosponsors (15 original). The full list is below.

Still open as of Oct 16, 2026 (119th Congress): not yet reported by the House Education and Workforce Committee.

Activity log

Source: Congress.gov actions
  1. Introduced in House
  2. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  3. 15 original cosponsors on the day of introduction
  4. Val T. Hoyle cosponsored (D-OR)
  5. Paul Tonko cosponsored (D-NY)

Votes on this bill

No recorded votes yet on this measure.

Cosponsors

17 cosponsored

Sponsor Introduced by Brad Sherman (D-CA) on Sep 4, 2025

MemberParty/StateDateDays after introductionOriginalGrade
Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DCSep 4, 20250Original—
James P. McGovernD-MASep 4, 20250OriginalA
Jerrold NadlerD-NYSep 4, 20250OriginalB+
Jimmy GomezD-CASep 4, 20250OriginalA
Jimmy PanettaD-CASep 4, 20250OriginalA-
John GaramendiD-CASep 4, 20250OriginalA
Julia BrownleyD-CASep 4, 20250OriginalA
Morgan McGarveyD-KYSep 4, 20250OriginalA-
Nikki BudzinskiD-ILSep 4, 20250OriginalA+
Scott H. PetersD-CASep 4, 20250OriginalC+
Seth MagazinerD-RISep 4, 20250OriginalA+
Seth MoultonD-MASep 4, 20250OriginalA-
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickD-FLSep 4, 20250OriginalA-
Stephen F. LynchD-MASep 4, 20250OriginalA
Steve CohenD-TNSep 4, 20250OriginalA-
Val T. HoyleD-OROct 3, 202529A
Paul TonkoD-NYOct 8, 202534A-

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$300K combined quarterly activity
1 lobbying firm
1 client represented
2026-first_quarter filing period
Policy Areas Covered
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Government Entities Lobbied
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • SENATE
Who Hired the Lobbyists
  • NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Right to Unionize Act. Documented employer anti-union campaigns violate the NLRA's guarantee of workers' right to organize.