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The bill increases transparency for union members about presidential endorsement polling but imposes procedural requirements that can delay endorsements, add administrative costs, and risk chilling unions' political speech.
Union members in labor organizations will gain access to internal poll results before the organization makes a presidential endorsement, increasing transparency about how endorsement decisions are formed.
Labor organizations and their leaders may have their political speech constrained: procedural preconditions could limit or delay timely endorsements and chill unions' ability to communicate support for presidential candidates.
Labor organizations will face additional administrative burdens and delays when making presidential endorsements because of required procedures, increasing staff time and organizational costs.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires labor organizations to poll members and disclose results before endorsing a presidential candidate.
Prohibits a labor organization from endorsing a candidate for President of the United States unless the union first conducts a poll of its members about the endorsement and shares the poll result with members. The rule is added to the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act and becomes effective 12 months after the law is enacted.
Official title: To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to require unions to poll their members prior to endorsing a presidential candidate.
Introduced November 19, 2025 by Robert F. Onder · Last progress November 19, 2025