S 1845 104th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Campaign funds Labor and Employment Labor union finances Labor union political activities Union dues

Union Member Protection Act

Introduced: June 6, 1996 See on congress.gov

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Jun 6, 1996

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.

Jun 6, 1996

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5940)

Jun 6, 1996

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Union Member Protection Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the written consent of an employee in order to use union dues or other mandatory fees for political activities.

What's happening now June 6, 1996

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Rules and Administration Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Jun 13, 1996

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1845: Union Member Protection Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-1845/

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"S. 1845: Union Member Protection Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-1845/.

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S. 1845, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-1845/.

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