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119-hr-1210119th CongressWALLET

Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]

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Summary

This bill would require federal agencies to charge labor organizations a quarterly fee for the value of official time and the agency resources they use. It creates valuation rules, payment deadlines, and stepped enforcement that can end in decertification for nonpayment.

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  • Labor organizations would be billed each quarter for two things: the paid hours their representatives spend on union duties and the agency resources used for union business. Agencies must notify the union within 30 days after quarter end and payment would be due within 60 days, with funds transferred to the Treasury general fund.
  • Federal employees who serve as union representatives would have their union time tracked in the agency time and attendance system. Failure to record union time can be treated as absence without leave and can lead to adverse action.
  • Agency heads gain enforcement tools if fees go unpaid. After escalating deadlines the agency may deny future union time, cut access to resources, stop allotments after 180 days, and decertify the union after 380 days. Inspectors General must audit compliance every two years.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.

Fees on federal union time and resources

If enacted, agencies would charge each union that is the exclusive representative a quarterly fee. The fee would equal union time (hourly pay times union hours) plus the value of agency resources the union used. Agencies would price resources using GSA rates when available, or market rates otherwise, and only for union business use. Agencies would send the bill within 30 days after the quarter ends. Unions would have 60 days after receiving the notice to pay. Interest would start on the due date until paid at a set rate. Union time would need to be recorded in the agency time system. Agency heads would not be able to forgive or waive any fee. Money paid would go to the agency and then to the Treasury’s general fund.

Penalties if federal unions don't pay fees

If a union does not pay on time, penalties would begin. Starting 90 days after the due date, agencies would have to deny union time and stop union access to agency resources. Starting 180 days, agencies would have to end payroll allotments for that union. At 365 days, the agency would notify the labor authority and the union that a year has passed. At 380 days, the labor authority would end the union’s certification as the exclusive representative. These denials could not be challenged through grievances, arbitration, or unfair labor practice cases, and agencies’ valuations would not be reviewable there. The Inspector General would check compliance within two years of enactment and every two years after, and report to the agency head and Congress. If a labor representative does not record union time, they could be marked AWOL and face discipline; repeated willful failures in a year could be treated as harming service efficiency.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]

PA • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 3/24/2025

  • Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 3/24/2025

  • Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 4/28/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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