HR 5415 · 96th Congress · Labor and Employment

A bill to provide that aliens employed in the United States shall not be entitled to vote in certain elections conducted among members of labor organizations unless such aliens have been naturalized as citizens of the United States.

Introduced 1979-09-26· Sponsored by Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1979-09-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Provides that any alien who is a member of a labor organization and has not been naturalized as a citizen of the United States in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not be entitled to vote in a representative election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board under the National Labor Relations Act or a union election under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. Applies the same restriction to alien employees with respect to a secret ballot settlement vote pursuant to the emergency labor dispute provisions of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, and with respect to representative elections under the Railway Labor Act.…

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