Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Enforcement Act of 2008

To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to provide for specified civil penalties for violations of that Act, and for other purposes.

4/10/2008--Introduced.
Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (Landrum-Griffin Act) to make a labor organization liable to any of its members for a civil money penalty of up to $250 for each day that it fails to provide such member information regarding the organization's constitution, bylaws, organization report, and annual financial report, including any books, records, and accounts necessary to verify such reports. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to bring an action in U.S. district court for injunctive relief and enforcement of administrative penalties against any person who has violated or is about to violate any reporting requirements of such Act, including those applying to a labor organization which has or assumes trusteeship over any subordinate labor organization. Requires a district court, upon a complaint by the Secretary that demonstrates failure to file timely and complete reports, to enjoin continued violation of the related reporting requirements. Authorizes the Secretary, upon finding a violation of specified reporting and disclosure requirements, to impose an administrative money penalty of up to $250 a day, or $10,000 in aggregate, adjusted for inflation, against the person, labor organization, or employer responsible for such violation.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
• and 25 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
  • Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]
  • Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10]
  • Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48]
  • Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4]
  • Rep. K. Michael Conaway [R, TX-11]
  • Rep. John Doolittle [R, CA-4]
  • Rep. Mary Fallin [R, OK-5]
  • Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6]
  • Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5]
  • Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49]
  • Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5]
  • Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]
  • Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
  • Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
  • Rep. Patrick Mchenry [R, NC-10]
  • Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]
  • Rep. Marilyn Musgrave [R, CO-4]
  • Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
  • Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
  • Rep. John Shadegg [R, AZ-3]
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
  • Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6]
  • Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
  • Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
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Committees

• House Education and Labor

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.5775

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 10, 2008

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• Apr 10, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
• Introduced on Apr 10, 2008.

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Related Bills:

• S.2878

Related Issue Areas:

• Trusts and trustees
• Law
• Labor unions
• Injunctions
• 8 more
• Industrial relations
• Government paperwork
• Government information
• Fines (Penalties)
• Financial statements
• Finance
• Actions and defenses
• Labor

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April 14, 2008 New Bill Would Fine Unions for Breaching Transparency Requirements ...

The House Resolution, HR 5775: To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to provide for specified civil penalties for violations of that Act, and for other purposes, was introduced last week by 15 Republicans and, ...

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