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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5088

Introduced

Union Participation for All Act

Sponsor
DSummer L. Lee· Pennsylvania
Introduced
September 2, 2025
Policy area
Labor and Employment
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.September 2, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5088 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5088

To repeal section 504 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure 
Act of 1959 in order to permit certain persons to hold offices in labor 
organizations.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 2, 2025

Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McIver, Ms. 
Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Tlaib, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To repeal section 504 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure 
Act of 1959 in order to permit certain persons to hold offices in labor 
organizations.

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 ``Union Participation for All Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN PERSONS HOLDING OFFICES 
IN LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) In General.--Section 504 of the Labor-Management Reporting and 
Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 504) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 401(e) of the Labor-Management 
Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 481(e)) is amended by 
striking ``to section 504 and''.
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