[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6136 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6136
To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to
require secret ballot elections of members for certain union officers.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 19, 2025
Mr. Fine (for himself and Mr. Harris of North Carolina) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to
require secret ballot elections of members for certain union officers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Union Representation and
Elections Act'' or the ``PURE Act''.
SEC. 2. SECRET BALLOT FOR CERTAIN ELECTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 401 of the Labor-Management Reporting and
Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 481) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``either''; and
(B) by striking ``or at a convention of delegates
chosen by secret ballot''; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``or by labor
organization officers representative of such members who have
been elected by secret ballot''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take
effect on the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act.
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