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Fair Access to Justice for Union Members Act
To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to remove the requirement that members of a union exhaust internal reasonable hearing procedures prior to bringing certain legal or administrative proceedings.
Summary
HR 6141, the Fair Access to Justice for Union Members Act, amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to remove a requirement that union members exhaust internal dispute resolution procedures before pursuing legal or administrative claims against their union or its officers. Currently, union members must attempt to resolve disputes through the union's internal hearing process (which cannot exceed four months) before filing a lawsuit or administrative complaint. This bill eliminates that prerequisite, allowing union members to immediately pursue legal action or file administrative complaints without first using the union's internal procedures. The amendment would take effect 18 months after the bill becomes law.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC)
2 cosponsors
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
- Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO)
Actions (2)
- Nov 19, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Nov 19, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 19, 2025
Mr. Harris of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Onder, and Mr. Fine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to remove the requirement that members of a union exhaust internal reasonable hearing procedures prior to bringing certain legal or administrative proceedings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Fair Access to Justice for Union Members Act”.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF EXHAUSTION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.—Section 101(a)(4) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 411(a)(4)) is amended by striking “That any such member may be required to exhaust reasonable hearing procedures (but not to exceed a four-month lapse of time) within such organization, before instituting legal or administrative proceedings against such organizations or any officer thereof: And provided further,”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>
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