119th (2025–2027)
H.R. 6156
The Endorsement Transparency Act would require labor unions to poll their members before endorsing a presidential candidate. Under the bill, unions could not publicly endorse a presidential candidate unless they first surveyed their members about the endorsement and then shared the poll results with those members. The legislation amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, a federal law that already regulates union operations and financial reporting. The bill would take effect 12 months after it becomes law, giving unions a one-year grace period to implement the new polling requirement. This measure affects all labor unions in the United States and aims to increase transparency in how union leadership makes endorsement decisions.