# 119-hr-6136: PURE Act

119-hr-6136, PURE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6136
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6136
- Congress: 119
- Title: PURE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Requires secret-ballot elections of members for certain union officers, removing delegate and representative alternatives.** The Protecting Union Representation and Elections Act would amend Section 401 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to make member secret ballots the sole method for electing specified union officers. It strikes language that allowed conventions of delegates or officers acting as member representatives to select officers. The rule would take effect 18 months after enactment and be enforced under the law's existing mechanisms.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Secret-ballot votes for union leaders: benefit, medium. This bill would require unions covered by federal law to elect certain officers by secret ballot of the members. It would remove elections by delegate conventions or by officers acting as representatives. If enacted, the change would take effect 18 months after enactment. It applies to elections un…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-8374: Equal Treatment for Farmers Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6136 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6136)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-8374: Equal Treatment for Farmers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8374)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6136 (as of 2026-04-21).