119 HR 6156 IH: Endorsement Transparency Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-11-19 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6156IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 19, 2025Mr. Onder (for himself and Mr. Harris of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and WorkforceA BILLTo amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to require unions to poll their members prior to endorsing a presidential candidate.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Endorsement Transparency Act.

2.

Requirement to poll members prior to presidential endorsement

(a)

In general

Title I of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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Requirement to endorse a presidential candidate

No labor organization may endorse a candidate in an election for the office of President of the United States unless the labor organization—(1)polls the members of the labor organization with respect to such an endorsement; and(2)discloses the result of the poll described in paragraph (1) to the members of the labor organization.

.(b)

Effective date

The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act.