Paycheck Protection Act
Official title: To protect individuals from having money involuntarily collected and used for political activities by a corporation or labor organization.
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| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 1998 | House · vote #83 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Failed | 166–246 | See who voted → |
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 166 - 246, 1 Present (Roll No. 83).
Paycheck Protection Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it unlawful, except with the separate, prior, written, voluntary authorization of each individual, for: (1) national banks or corporations to collect from or assess its stockholders or employees any dues, initiation fee, or other payment as a condition of employment if any part of such dues, fee, or payment will be used for political activities in which the national bank or corporation is engaged; and (2) labor organizations to collect from or assess its members or nonmembers any dues, fee, or other payment if any part of such dues, fee, or payment will be used for political activities in which the labor organization is engaged.
States that an authorization shall remain in effect until revoked and may be revoked at any time. Requires each entity collecting from or assessing amounts from an individual with an authorization in effect to provide the individual with a statement that the individual may at any time revoke the authorization.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2608: Paycheck Protection Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2608/
"H.R. 2608: Paycheck Protection Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2608/.
H.R. 2608, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2608/.
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