# 116-hr-5959: Union Member Protection Act

116-hr-5959, Union Member Protection Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5959
- Congress: 116
- Title: Union Member Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Union Member Protection Act This bill requires labor unions to obtain approval of a majority of union members for specified political expenditures. Further, it requires unions to report proposed political expenditures and to disclose the vote of each union officer with respect to such expenditures during the preceding fiscal year. Additionally, labor union bylaws must require principal officers to vote on individual political expenditures in excess of $50,000 and such individual votes must be made publicly available on the union's website.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9012: Small Business Protection Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8695: Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8280: Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act
- 116-hr-7912: INPATIENT Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7809: HOPE Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5959 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5959)

## Related
- [116-hr-9012: Small Business Protection Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9012)
- [116-hr-8695: Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8695)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8280: Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8280)
- [116-hr-7912: INPATIENT Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7912)
- [116-hr-7809: HOPE Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7809)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5959 (as of 2025-11-18).