H.R. 9636 – Improving CTU Act of 2026

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The Improving CTU Act of 2026 amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to increase financial transparency for labor unions. It requires unions to include the results of any financial audits in their regular financial reports and to make those reports easily accessible to members, either online or by providing copies on request. The changes take effect for reports filed six months after the law is enacted.

Key Provisions

Adds a new requirement that unions must report the results of any audit of their finances or financial transactions in their periodic financial disclosures.
Mandates that unions publish these financial reports on their website, or if they have no website, provide members with a physical or electronic copy when requested.
Sets the effective date for the new reporting requirements to be six months after the law’s enactment.

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce Committee

July 9, 2026

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Introduced in House

July 9, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce Committee

July 9, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued July 9, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9636

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 9, 2026

Mr. Onder 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 require labor organizations to include results of certain audits in financial reports, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Improving Clarity and Transparency for Unions Act of 2026 or the Improving CTU Act of 2026.

2.

Reports and audit results

(a)

Audit results

Section 201(b) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431(b)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (5), by striking the and at the end;

(2)

in paragraph (6), by inserting and after the semicolon; and

(3)

by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:

(7)

the results of any audit of the finances or the financial transactions of the labor organization to which the labor organization has access;

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(b)

Provision of reports

Section 201(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431(c)) is amended by inserting after to all its members the following: by publishing such information on the website of the labor organization, or, in the absence of such a website, by providing, upon the request of a member of the labor organization, a physical or electronic copy of such information.

(c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any report under title II of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) submitted on or after the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.