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Union Member Protection Act

USA117th CongressHR-2640| House 
| Updated: 4/19/2021
Bill Huizenga

Bill Huizenga

Republican Representative

Michigan

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5959
Union Member Protection Act
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5959
    Union Member Protection Act


  • April 19, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 19, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Labor and Employment

Business recordsCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment studies and investigationsLabor-management relations

Union Member Protection Act

USA117th CongressHR-2640| House 
| Updated: 4/19/2021
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5959
Union Member Protection Act
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5959
    Union Member Protection Act


  • April 19, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 19, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill Huizenga

Bill Huizenga

Republican Representative

Michigan

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Business recordsCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment studies and investigationsLabor-management relations