A bill to amend the Federal Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the use of compulsory union dues for political purposes.

Summary

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act to declare that contributions, gifts, or payments by union members to a separate fund which is used by the union for political purposes must be voluntary and unrelated to monies required as a condition of employment. Declares it to be unlawful to use monies paid to an organization as a condition of employment for any type of election or campaign activity by such organization.

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Timeline

1. 1 August 1985

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 August 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 1 August 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. East, John P. [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
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