S. 3128

119 S3128 IS: Worker Privacy Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-11-06
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 3128
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  November 6, 2025
  Mr. Scott of South Carolina  (for himself
  and  Mr. Cassidy ) introduced the following
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
  Pensions
  A BILL
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect worker privacy, and for
  other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Worker Privacy Act  .
2.
Protecting worker privacy
(a)
Notice of rights and protections; voter registration lists
(1)
In general
Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 159(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(6)
Whenever the Board directs an election under this subsection or approves an election agreement, the employer of employees in the bargaining unit shall, not later than two business days after the Board directs such election or approves such election agreement, provide a voter list to each labor organization that has petitioned to represent such employees, which shall include the names of all employees in the bargaining unit and not more than one additional form of personal contact information for the employee (such as a telephone number, an email address, or a mailing address) chosen by the employee in writing. The voter list shall be provided in a searchable electronic format generally approved by the Board unless the employer certifies that the employer does not possess the capacity to produce the list in the required form. Not later than nine months after the date of enactment of the  Worker Privacy Act , the Board shall promulgate regulations implementing the requirements of this paragraph.
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(2)
Unfair labor practice
Section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(a) ) is amended—
(A)
in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting  ; and ; and
(B)
by adding at the end the following:
(6)
to violate any requirement under section 9(c)(6).
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(b)
Labor organization use of personal information
Section 8(b) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(b) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (6), by striking  ; and  and inserting a semicolon;
(2)
in paragraph (7), in the flush text after subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(8)
to fail to protect the personal information of an employee provided by an employer under section 9(c)(6) (such as by selling the information to a third-party or using the information for political activism), to use the information received under such section for any reason other than a representation proceeding, or to use such information after the conclusion of a representation proceeding, except that nothing in this paragraph shall preclude a labor organization from collecting or using personal information of an employee that is voluntarily provided to the labor organization by the employee.
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