Employee Rights Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4154 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4154 To reform the labor laws of the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2025 Mr. Allen (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Norman, Mr. Onder, Mr. Jack, Mr. Moolenaar, and Mr. Rose) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reform the labor laws of the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Rights Act''. SEC. 2. ENHANCED EMPLOYEE RIGHTS FOR LAWFUL WORKERS. Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) is amended by striking ``designated or selected for the purposes of collective bargaining'' and inserting ``, for the purposes of collective bargaining selected by secret ballot of employees in an election conducted by the Board,''. SEC. 3. UNION VOTING FOR EMPLOYEES WHO DO NOT HAVE LAWFUL STATUS. (a) National Labor Relations Act.--Section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(f) Any employee who does not have lawful status under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) shall not-- ``(1) be eligible to vote in any election (including an election by a secret ballot)