H.R. 6139

119 HR 6139 IH: Union Members Right to Know Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-19
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6139  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 19, 2025   Ms. Foxx  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 unions to make certain disclosures to its members, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Union Members Right to Know Act  .
2.
Amendments to the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
(a)
Collective bargaining agreement and constitution and bylaws requirement
Section 104 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ( 29 U.S.C. 414 ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  It shall be  and inserting the following:
(a)
In general
It shall be
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(b)
Certain copies required To be provided to members
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Union Members Right to Know Act, and annually thereafter, the secretary or corresponding principal officer of each labor organization that has made a collective bargaining agreement with any employer shall, with respect to any such collective bargaining agreement in effect—
(1)
provide to each employee whose rights as such employee are directly affected by such collective bargaining agreement, a copy of such collective bargaining agreement; or
(2)
post and maintain all such collective bargaining agreements on the website of the labor organization.
 .
(b)
Required disclosures
Section 105 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ( 29 U.S.C. 415 ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  Every  and inserting the following:
(a)
In general
Every
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(b)
Required disclosures
(1)
In general
Every labor organization shall provide to members of the labor organization, in accordance with paragraph (2), the following:
(A)
A copy of this Act, and a summary of each title of this Act.
(B)
The constitution and bylaws of the labor organization.
(2)
Disclosure requirements
Every labor organization shall provide the information under paragraph (1) by—
(A)
mail or electronic mail—
(i)
to any member who joins the labor organization on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of the Union Members Right to Know Act, not later than 30 days after the member joins the labor organization; and
(ii)
to each member of the labor organization, not later than 1 year after such date of enactment, and on an annual basis thereafter; and
(B)
if the labor organization has a website, maintaining on the home-page of the website of the labor organization a hyperlink, titled  Union Member Rights and Officer Responsibilities Under the LMRDA , to the information described under paragraph (1).
(3)
Compliance
(A)
Initial compliance
Not later than 180 days after such date of enactment, every labor organization that is required to comply with paragraph (2)(B) shall submit to the Secretary a form signed by its president and treasurer or corresponding principal officers certifying that the labor organization has complied with the requirements of such paragraph.
(B)
Ongoing compliance
Not later than 18 months after such date of enactment, and on an annual basis thereafter, each labor organization shall submit to the Secretary a form signed by its president and treasurer or corresponding principal officers certifying that the labor organization has complied with the requirements of paragraph (2).
 .
3.
Regulations
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement the amendments made by this Act.