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H.R. 6136

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Summary

H.R. 6136, the PURE Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 19, 2025 by Rep. Randy Fine (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Nov 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.


Record

Text

H.R. 6136 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb6136/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6136 IH: Protecting Union Representation and Elections Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-11-19
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6136 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2025 Mr. Fine (for himself and Mr. Harris of North Carolina ) 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 secret ballot elections of members for certain union officers.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting Union Representation and Elections Act or the PURE Act .
2.
Secret ballot for certain elections
(a)
In general
Section 401 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ( 29 U.S.C. 481 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
by striking either ; and
(B)
by striking or at a convention of delegates chosen by secret ballot ; and
(2)
in subsection (d), by striking or by labor organization officers representative of such members who have been elected by secret ballot .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-19
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to require secret ballot elections of members for certain union officers.

Sponsors

Rep. Randy Fine (R) sponsors H.R. 6136, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6136 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Nov 19, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6136 has taken 2 actions since Nov 19, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 19, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 19, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 6136 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6136 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • PURE Act — Display Title
  • PURE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Protecting Union Representation and Elections Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to require secret ballot elections of members for certain union officers. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 18 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6136 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Agriculture, Retirement, Science/Technology, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AFL-CIODistrict of Columbia13
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONDistrict of Columbia13

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AFL-CIO13
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION13

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2026 first_quarter$880K1st Quarter - Report
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2026 second_quarter$760K2nd Quarter - Report
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2025 fourth_quarter$760K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6136 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6136’s is Labor and Employment.

hr6136/policy-areas.txt
Labor and EmploymentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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