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Mark Harris (R-NC)

National Education Association Charter Repeal Act

H.R. 4450 · House bill Congress

A Republican bill with 20 Republican cosponsors · See all 20 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is titled the "National Education Association Charter Repeal Act." It aims to repeal the Federal charter currently granted to the National Education Association. Specifically, the legislation seeks to repeal Chapter 1511 of title 36 of the United States Code. This act was introduced by Mr. Harris of North Carolina along with several other representatives.

Yes

No question was scored yes.

The opposite

  • Scored -4

    Would union members be better off under this?

    The repeal of the NEA's federal charter could negatively affect the institutional status and collective bargaining environment for educators' unionized workers.

  • Scored -3

    Does this strengthen the rights of workers to organise?

    The repeal of a federal charter may weaken the formal recognition and institutional standing of the National Education Association as a labor union.

  • Scored -2

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    Repealing a federal charter reduces the scope of federally recognized organizational structures.