S.Amdt. 2044Senate112th Congress (2011-2013)

S.Amdt. 2044

What it does: Adds SEC. __. PAYCHECK PROTECTION wherever appropriate
Sponsored by Jim DeMintSen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Submitted April 18, 2012

What it changes

1 change to S. 1789

Adds a section
  1. Adds SEC. __. PAYCHECK PROTECTION wherever appropriate

    Adds a section

    Inserted: SEC. __. PAYCHECK PROTECTION.

    Inserted: (a) Short Title.--The section may be cites as the "Paycheck Protection Act".

    Inserted: (b) Right Not To Subsidize Union Nonrepresentational Activities.--Title I of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

    Inserted: "SEC. 106. RIGHT NOT TO SUBSIDIZE UNION NONREPRESENTATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

    Inserted: "No employee's union dues, fees, or assessments or other contributions shall be used or contributed to any person, organization, or entity for any purpose not directly germane to the labor organization's collective bargaining or contract administration functions unless the member, or nonmember required to make such payments as a condition of employment, authorizes such expenditure in writing, after a notice period of not less than 35 days. An initial authorization provided by an employee under the preceding sentence shall expire not later than 1 year after the date on which such authorization is signed by the employee. There shall be no automatic renewal of an authorization under this section.".

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SA 2044. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1789, to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. PAYCHECK PROTECTION.

(a) Short Title.--The section may be cites as the “Paycheck Protection Act”.

(b) Right Not To Subsidize Union Nonrepresentational Activities.--Title I of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“SEC. 106. RIGHT NOT TO SUBSIDIZE UNION NONREPRESENTATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

“No employee's union dues, fees, or assessments or other contributions shall be used or contributed to any person, organization, or entity for any purpose not directly germane to the labor organization's collective bargaining or contract administration functions unless the member, or nonmember required to make such payments as a condition of employment, authorizes such expenditure in writing, after a notice period of not less than 35 days. An initial authorization provided by an employee under the preceding sentence shall expire not later than 1 year after the date on which such authorization is signed by the employee. There shall be no automatic renewal of an authorization under this section.”.

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April 18, 2012