Union Transparency and Accountability Act
Latest action · Feb 8, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Union Transparency and Accountability Act
This bill amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to (1) require labor organizations to file certain disclosure forms detailing expenditures of union dues, (2) impose civil fines on labor organizations that fail to file required disclosures, and (3) make it unlawful for any labor organization to discharge or discriminate against any employee who has filed a whistle-blower complaint or who is testifying in a disclosure proceeding.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 25, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Feb 25, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2019Introduced in House
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