[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4055 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4055

  To enhance notification to union members of their rights under the 
         Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959.


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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 enhance notification to union members of their rights under the 
         Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959.

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

SECTION 1. INFORMATION.

    (a) Enforcement.--Section 102 of the Labor-Management Reporting and 
Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 412) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Any person'' and inserting ``(a) Unless 
        the Secretary has brought a civil action under subsection (b), 
        any person''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Upon the written complaint of any member of a labor 
organization alleging that such organization has violated section 105, 
the Secretary shall investigate the complaint and if the Secretary 
finds probable cause to believe that such violation has occurred and 
has not been remedied, the Secretary shall, without disclosing the 
identity of the complainant, bring a civil action in any district court 
of the United States having jurisdiction of the labor organization for 
such relief (including injunctions) as may be appropriate.''.
    (b) Information.--Section 105 of the Labor-Management Reporting and 
Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 415) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ``A labor organization shall provide such information--
            ``(1) to each new member within 90 days after the member 
        has joined the labor organization; and
            ``(2) periodically to all members in a manner which the 
        Secretary of Labor determines will promote a fuller 
        understanding of the member's rights and judicial remedies 
        under this Act.''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS.

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

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

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