I 
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) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that agen-
cies may not deduct labor organization dues from the 
pay of Federal employees, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LABOR ORGANIZATION DUES NOT DEDUCTIBLE 
FROM PAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 71 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking section 7115 and in-
serting the following: 
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‘‘§ 7115. Labor organization dues not deductible from 
pay 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An agency may not deduct any 
amount from the pay of an employee for the dues of a 
labor organization. 
‘‘(b) RESTRICTION.—Appropriated funds may not be 
used to pay an employee who makes deductions described 
in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘agency’ means— 
‘‘(1) an Executive agency (as defined in section 
105), the United States Postal Service, and the 
Postal Regulatory Commission; 
‘‘(2) an office, agency, or other establishment in 
the legislative branch; 
‘‘(3) an office, agency, or other establishment in 
the judicial branch; and 
‘‘(4) the government of the District of Colum-
bia.’’. 
(b) POSTAL SERVICE AMENDMENT.—Section 1205 of 
title 39, United States Code, is repealed. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 71 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
7115 and inserting the following: 
‘‘7115. Labor organization dues not deductible from pay.’’. 
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SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATES; TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) TRANSITION PROVISIONS.— 
(1) CURRENT DEDUCTIONS FOR DUES OF AN 
EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE.—Nothing in this Act 
shall, in the case of an assignment received before 
the date of enactment of this Act under subsection 
(a) of section 7115 of title 5, United States Code (as 
then in effect), cause the termination of such assign-
ment before— 
(A) the date on which such assignment is 
revoked, in accordance with the last sentence of 
such subsection (a) (as last in effect before 
such date of enactment); or 
(B) if earlier, the date determined under 
paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of such 
section 7115 (as last in effect before such date 
of enactment). 
(2) CURRENT
DEDUCTIONS
FOR
DUES
OF 
OTHER
LABOR
ORGANIZATIONS.—Nothing in this 
Act shall, in the case of a voluntary allotment made 
before the date of enactment of this Act under sub-
section (c) of section 7115 of title 5, United States 
Code (as then in effect), cause the termination of 
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such allotment before the date on which the under-
lying agreement (under authority of which such al-
lotment is being made) ceases to have effect, wheth-
er by reason of section 7115(c)(2)(B) of such title 
5 (as last in effect before such date of enactment) 
or otherwise. 
(3) CURRENT
DEDUCTIONS
FOR
DUES
OF
A 
LABOR ORGANIZATION FROM POSTAL SERVICE EM-
PLOYEES.—Nothing in this Act shall, in the case of 
a written assignment received before the date of en-
actment of this Act under section 1205 of title 39, 
United States Code (as then in effect), cause the 
termination of such assignment before the date on 
which such assignment— 
(A) is revoked in accordance with such sec-
tion (as last in effect before such date of enact-
ment); or 
(B) otherwise expires. 
(c) NONRENEWABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An agreement between an 
agency and a labor organization, entered into before 
the date of enactment of this Act under subsection 
(a) or (c) of section 7115 of such title 5 (as then 
in effect), shall not, to the extent that it relates to 
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