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S 1645 101th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Campaign funds Collective bargaining Employee rights Labor union finances Labor union membership Labor union political activities Labor unions Political action committees

Workers' Political Rights Act of 1989

Introduced: September 20, 1989 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.
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Workers' Political Rights Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit a labor organization to make political communications and establish and solicit contributions for a separate segregated political fund if it provides the employees it represents with written notification of specified information.

Requires a labor organization which does not provide employees with such notification to finance those political activities which are not considered contributions or expenditures with funds collected for its separate, segregated political fund.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1645: Workers' Political Rights Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1645/
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