HR 5959
116th Congress
House
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Union Member Protection Act
Introduced: February 25, 2020
Introduced by:
Huizenga, Bill
Republican
· Michigan
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 25, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Union Member Protection Act
This bill requires labor unions to obtain approval of a majority of union members for specified political expenditures. Further, it requires unions to report proposed political expenditures and to disclose the vote of each union officer with respect to such expenditures during the preceding fiscal year.
Additionally, labor union bylaws must require principal officers to vote on individual political expenditures in excess of $50,000 and such individual votes must be made publicly available on the union's website.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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