[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1458 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1458

 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit labor 
   organizations from using funds withheld from wages for activities 
         related to a campaign for election for Federal office.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 24, 1997

   Mr. Tiahrt (for himself and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit labor 
   organizations from using funds withheld from wages for activities 
         related to a campaign for election for Federal office.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wage Integrity Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING LABOR ORGANIZATION FROM USING FUNDS WITHHELD FROM 
              WAGES FOR FEDERAL ELECTION ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 316(b)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(D) for any labor organization to use amounts withheld 
        from an individual's wages or salary for such a fund, or to use 
        such amounts to carry out any activities of a political nature 
        described in paragraph (2)(A), any activities described in 
        paragraph (2)(B) or paragraph (2)(C), or any other activities 
        (including communications) involving issue advocacy, 
        educational campaigns for legislative outcomes, or intervening 
        in any political campaign or political party.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Paragraph (5) and paragraph (6) of 
section 316(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)) are each amended by 
striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ``, except 
to the extent that the labor organization is prohibited from using the 
method under paragraph (3)(D).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply with respect to elections occurring after December 1997.
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