119 HR 6141 IH: Fair Access to Justice for Union Members Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-11-19 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 119th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 6141 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2025 Mr. Harris of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Onder, and Mr. Fine) 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 remove the requirement that members of a union exhaust internal reasonable hearing procedures prior to bringing certain legal or administrative proceedings.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fair Access to Justice for Union Members Act.

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Removal of exhaustion requirements

(a)

In general

Section 101(a)(4) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 411(a)(4)) is amended by striking That any such member may be required to exhaust reasonable hearing procedures (but not to exceed a four-month lapse of time) within such organization, before instituting legal or administrative proceedings against such organizations or any officer thereof: And provided further,. (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.