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S. 1881 (98th)

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

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Introduced

23 September 1983

Last action

26 September 1983 · Calendars

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.

Sponsors

Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ], Sen. East, John P. [R-NC], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID], Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD], Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH], Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID], Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL]

Subjects

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Source updated

29 June 2021

Summary

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) 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 moneys required as a condition of employment. Declares it to be unlawful to use moneys paid to an organization as a condition of employment for any type of election or campaign activities by such organization.

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Timeline

  1. 23 September 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

    Source: Calendars

  2. 23 September 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in the Senate, read the first time.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 September 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 26 September 1983

    Calendars

    Read the second time.

    Source: Calendars

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Documents

1 official file

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