3.0.0 511 2026-01-22T20:29:10Z 2026-01-22T20:29:10Z Senate S S 2025-02-11 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/511 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-02-11T16:53:46Z 119 1210 HR 2025-03-25 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 21. Related bill CRS 2025-02-11 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2025-02-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA N S001217 Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] Rick Scott R FL 2025-02-11 True Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability 2025-05-02T14:55:08Z Congressional oversight 2025-05-02T14:55:21Z Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management 2025-05-02T14:55:14Z Labor-management relations 2025-05-02T14:54:57Z User charges and fees 2025-05-02T14:55:03Z Government Operations and Politics 2025-03-12T17:34:27Z

00 2025-02-11 Introduced in Senate 2026-01-22T20:27:00Z <p><strong>Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires labor unions representing federal agency employees to pay agencies for resources and official time&nbsp;they use for union activities.</p><p>The&nbsp;bill directs federal agencies to charge unions a fee for using agency resources that is based on (1) the&nbsp;value of time spent by union representatives on union activities rather than agency business, and (2) the value of resources provided by the agency related to these activities, such as&nbsp;parking spaces and equipment.&nbsp;Agencies must&nbsp;track&nbsp;the amount of time union representatives use for union purposes&nbsp;and discipline representatives who fail to properly record such time.</p><p>If a union has not paid in full by 90 days following a notice of the fee, the agency (1) may not provide further time or resources to the union until it is paid in full; and (2) is not subject to&nbsp;grievance procedures,&nbsp;binding arbitration, or unfair labor practice complaints or proceedings by the union.&nbsp;</p><p>Further, an agency must notify a union and the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) when&nbsp;a union's unpaid balance has been outstanding for 365 days and, on the 380th day, the FLRA must terminate the union's certification as the exclusive representative of employees of the agency.</p><p>The bill requires each agency's Office of Inspector General to periodically report on agency and union compliance with the bill's requirements.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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