To prohibit the Department of Labor from expending Federal funds to withdraw a rule pertaining to the filing by labor organizations of an annual financial report required by the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959.
What it does: Adds SEC. __. TRANSPARENCY IN ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS at the end of the bill
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)What it changes
1 change to S. 386 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. __. TRANSPARENCY IN ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS at the end of the bill
Adds a sectionIn S. 386 · Reported to Senate
(b) Effective Date and Application.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to conduct on or after the date of enactment, except that subparagraph (B) of section 3729(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall take effect as if enacted on June 7, 2008, and apply to all claims under the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729 et seq.) that are pending on or after that date.
Inserted: SEC. __. TRANSPARENCY IN ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS.
Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
Inserted: (1) The American workers who contribute union dues deserve to have transparency and accountability in the management of their unions.
Inserted: (2) Since 2001, investigations of union fraud have resulted in more than 1,000 indictments, 929 convictions, and restitution in excess of $93,000,000.
Inserted: (3) A new rule (referred to in this subsection as the "transparency rule") to require union management to disclose more information about sales and purchases of assets, and disbursements to officers and employees, among other things, was set to take effect on April 21, 2009, after a previous delay affording reporting entities more time to prepare to comply.
Inserted: (4) The Obama Administration has set a goal for itself to be the most open and transparent administration in the history of the Nation.
Inserted: (5) On April 21, 2009, the Department of Labor issued--
Inserted: (A) a final rule providing for a further delay of the transparency rule; and
Inserted: (B) a proposed rule to withdraw the transparency rule.
Inserted: (6) The transparency rule would have been a key tool in the battle against fraud, discouraging embezzlement of the money of union members and making money harder to hide, and would have provided great sunlight and transparency to allow members to know how their dues were being spent.
Inserted: (7) The Department of Labor's actions are in direct contradiction to everything the Obama Administration purports to stand for.
Inserted: (b) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Labor may not expend Federal funds to withdraw the rule issued by the Secretary of Labor entitled "Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports", 74 Fed. Reg. 3678 (January 21, 2009).
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SA 1007. Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Bennett) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 386, to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes; as follows:
At the end, insert the following:
SEC. __. TRANSPARENCY IN ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The American workers who contribute union dues deserve to have transparency and accountability in the management of their unions.
(2) Since 2001, investigations of union fraud have resulted in more than 1,000 indictments, 929 convictions, and restitution in excess of $93,000,000.
(3) A new rule (referred to in this subsection as the “transparency rule”) to require union management to disclose more information about sales and purchases of assets, and disbursements to officers and employees, among other things, was set to take effect on April 21, 2009, after a previous delay affording reporting entities more time to prepare to comply.
(4) The Obama Administration has set a goal for itself to be the most open and transparent administration in the history of the Nation.
(5) On April 21, 2009, the Department of Labor issued--
(A) a final rule providing for a further delay of the transparency rule; and
(B) a proposed rule to withdraw the transparency rule.
(6) The transparency rule would have been a key tool in the battle against fraud, discouraging embezzlement of the money of union members and making money harder to hide, and would have provided great sunlight and transparency to allow members to know how their dues were being spent.
(7) The Department of Labor's actions are in direct contradiction to everything the Obama Administration purports to stand for.
(b) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Labor may not expend Federal funds to withdraw the rule issued by the Secretary of Labor entitled “Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports”, 74 Fed. Reg. 3678 (January 21, 2009).
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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4735, S4740)
April 27, 2009
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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4735, S4740)
April 27, 2009
Amendment SA 1007 ruled non-germane by the chair. (consideration: CR S4740)
April 27, 2009
Senate amendment submitted
April 23, 2009
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1007 proposed by Senator Hatch.(consideration: CR S4620-4621; text: CR S4620)
April 23, 2009
Amendment SA 1007 proposed by Senator Hatch. (consideration: CR S4620-4621; text: CR S4620) To prohibit the Department of Labor from expending Federal funds to withdraw a rule pertaining to the filing by labor organizations of an annual financial report required by the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959.
April 23, 2009