Union Integrity Act
Latest action · Nov 16, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 19, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Union Integrity Act
Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to prescribe whistleblower protections that prohibit a labor organization from discriminating against any of its employees who has: (1) provided information to the labor organization, the Department of Labor, or any other state, local, or federal government authority or law enforcement agency regarding any violation of the Act or any Department or National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) order; (2) testified in any Department or NLRB administrative or enforcement proceeding; (3) filed or instituted any such proceeding; or (4) refused to perform an assigned task that the employee reasonably believed to be in violation of any law, order, or prohibition enforced by the Department or the NLRB.
Prescribes procedures for filing and processing complaints for violations of this Act.
Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) limit employees to remove elected or appointed union officials through a democratic election; or (2) preempt a state or local government from providing additional protections to such employees who allege a violation, provided such protections do not limit the ability of those employees to remove such officials through a democratic ballot.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 19, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Nov 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Mar 19, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 19, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
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- Mar 19, 2015Introduced in House
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