[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4053 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4053

          To assure more equitable results in union elections.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 2002

Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Ballenger, and 
 Mr. Norwood) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
          To assure more equitable results in union elections.

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

SECTION 1. OVERTURNING UNION ELECTIONS.

    Section 402(c)(2) of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure 
Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 402(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``affected the 
outcome of an election'' and inserting ``substantially understated or 
overstated the support of one of the candidates for office to the point 
that the democratic purposes of the election were undermined.''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Labor shall review and revise regulations promulgated 
before such date to implement the amendment made in this Act to the 
Labor-Management reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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