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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6136

Introduced

PURE Act

Sponsor
RRandy Fine· Florida
Introduced
November 19, 2025
Policy area
Labor and Employment
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.November 19, 2025
[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

_______________________________________________________________________

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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