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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida:H.R. 6412.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H6464]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Employee Freedom Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to unilaterally cease to deduct from the employee's paycheck dues owed by the employee to a labor organization when the agreement establishing such a deduction expires.</p> <p>The bill amends the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to allow employees to cancel such deductions at any time. </p>]]></text>
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