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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2145 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that agencies may not 

deduct labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 7, 2011 

Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, 

Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. CULBERSON, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. LAMBORN, 

Mr. OLSON, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. KING of Iowa, 

Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. 

FARENTHOLD, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, and Mrs. ELLMERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that agencies may not deduct labor organization dues from the 

pay of Federal employees, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. LABOR ORGANIZATION DUES NOT DEDUCTIBLE 

4 FROM PAY. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 71 of title 5, United 

6 States Code, is amended by striking section 7115 and in7 serting the following: 


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1 ‘‘§ 7115. Labor organization dues not deductible from 

2 pay 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An agency may not deduct any 

4 amount from the pay of an employee for the dues of a 

5 labor organization. 

6 ‘‘(b) RESTRICTION.—Appropriated funds may not be 

7 used to pay an employee who makes deductions described 

8 in subsection (a). 

9 ‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 

10 term ‘agency’ means— 

11 ‘‘(1) an Executive agency (as defined in section 

12 105), the United States Postal Service, and the 

13 Postal Regulatory Commission; 

14 ‘‘(2) an office, agency, or other establishment in 

15 the legislative branch; 

16 ‘‘(3) an office, agency, or other establishment in 

17 the judicial branch; and 

18 ‘‘(4) the government of the District of Colum19 bia.’’. 

20 (b) POSTAL SERVICE AMENDMENT.—Section 1205 of 

21 title 39, United States Code, is repealed. 

22 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

23 at the beginning of chapter 71 of title 5, United States 

24 Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 

25 7115 and inserting the following: 

‘‘7115. Labor organization dues not deductible from pay.’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATES; TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 

2 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

3 this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 

4 Act. 

5 (b) TRANSITION PROVISIONS.— 

6 (1) CURRENT DEDUCTIONS FOR DUES OF AN

7 EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE.—Nothing in this Act 

8 shall, in the case of an assignment received before 

9 the date of enactment of this Act under subsection 

10 (a) of section 7115 of title 5, United States Code (as 

11 then in effect), cause the termination of such assign12 ment before— 

13 (A) the date on which such assignment is 

14 revoked, in accordance with the last sentence of 

15 such subsection (a) (as last in effect before 

16 such date of enactment); or 

17 (B) if earlier, the date determined under 

18 paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of such 

19 section 7115 (as last in effect before such date 

20 of enactment). 

21 (2) CURRENT DEDUCTIONS FOR DUES OF

22 OTHER LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.—Nothing in this 

23 Act shall, in the case of a voluntary allotment made 

24 before the date of enactment of this Act under sub25 section (c) of section 7115 of title 5, United States 

26 Code (as then in effect), cause the termination of 


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1 such allotment before the date on which the under2 lying agreement (under authority of which such al3 lotment is being made) ceases to have effect, wheth4 er by reason of section 7115(c)(2)(B) of such title 

5 5 (as last in effect before such date of enactment) 

6 or otherwise. 

7 (3) CURRENT DEDUCTIONS FOR DUES OF A

8 LABOR ORGANIZATION FROM POSTAL SERVICE EM9 PLOYEES.—Nothing in this Act shall, in the case of 

10 a written assignment received before the date of en11 actment of this Act under section 1205 of title 39, 

12 United States Code (as then in effect), cause the 

13 termination of such assignment before the date on 

14 which such assignment— 

15 (A) is revoked in accordance with such sec16 tion (as last in effect before such date of enact17 ment); or 

18 (B) otherwise expires. 

19 (c) NONRENEWABILITY.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—An agreement between an 

21 agency and a labor organization, entered into before 

22 the date of enactment of this Act under subsection 

23 (a) or (c) of section 7115 of such title 5 (as then 

24 in effect), shall not, to the extent that it relates to 


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1 deductions for the payment of dues of such labor or2 ganization, be subject to renewal or extension. 

3 (2) POSTAL SERVICE.—A written assignment 

4 received by the United States Postal Service under 

5 section 1205 of title 39, United States Code (as then 

6 in effect) or an agreement between the United 

7 States Postal Service and any organization of em8 ployees in effect pursuant to 1205(b) of such title 

9 (as then in effect), shall not, to the extent that it 

10 relates to deductions for the payment of dues of 

11 such organization, be subject to renewal or exten12 sion. 

13 (d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 

14 terms ‘‘agency’’, ‘‘exclusive representative’’, and ‘‘labor or15 ganization’’ have the respective meanings given such terms 

16 in section 7103 of title 5, United States Code. 

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