[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S793]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO ENCOURAGE LABOR UNION MEMBERSHIP

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, yesterday, I introduced S. 223, a bill 
to prohibit the use of Federal funds to encourage labor union 
membership.
  I ask unanimous consent that the text of S. 223 be printed in the 
Congressional Record.
  The bill follows:

                                 S. 223

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

     SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO ENCOURAGE 
                   LABOR UNION MEMBERSHIP.

       (a) Definition.--For purposes of this Act the term 
     ``agency'' has the same meaning as in section 551(1) of title 
     5, United States Code.
       (b) Prohibition.--No funds appropriated from the Treasury 
     of the United States may be used by any agency to fund, 
     promote, or carry out any seminar or program, fund any 
     position in an agency, or fund any publication or 
     distribution of a publication, the purpose of which is to 
     compel, instruct, encourage, urge, or persuade individuals to 
     join labor unions.

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