Mike Lee (R-UT)
No Union Time on the Taxpayer's Dime Act
A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``No Union Time on the Taxpayer's Dime Act'', aims to change how Federal employees handle labor organization business. It proposes an amendment to title 5 of the United States Code. The main goal is to eliminate the use of official time for these activities. Under this act, any work related to a labor organization must be done while the employee is not on duty.
Yes
- Scored +3
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
Reducing official time for union business is intended to decrease federal payroll expenditures.
- Scored +2
Does this reduce what the federal government owes?
The bill aims to reduce government spending by eliminating paid time used for union activities.
- Scored +2
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?
The bill promotes fiscal discipline by restricting the use of taxpayer-funded time for private union business.
The opposite
- Scored -7
Would union members be better off under this?
The bill negatively impacts federal union workers by removing the ability to conduct union business during duty hours.
- Scored -6
Does this strengthen the rights of workers to organise?
By prohibiting the use of official time for labor business, the bill weakens the operational capacity and protections of federal unions.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Elimination of official time for labor business: According to Section 2(a), any activities an employee performs relating to a labor organization must be done while they are in a non-duty status. This would change how labor organization business is conducted during work hours.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Changes to labor organization activities: Under Section 2(a), the amendment to Section 7131 of title 5 requires that labor organization business be performed only when an employee is in a non-duty status, which removes the current ability to use official time for such tasks.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would union members be better off under this? — The bill negatively impacts federal union workers by removing the ability to conduct union business during duty hours.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — Reducing official time for union business is intended to decrease federal payroll expenditures. Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — The bill promotes fiscal discipline by restricting the use of taxpayer-funded time for private union business. Does this reduce what the federal government owes? — The bill aims to reduce government spending by eliminating paid time used for union activities. Does this strengthen the rights of workers to organise? — By prohibiting the use of official time for labor business, the bill weakens the operational capacity and protections of federal unions.
- 4/8/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/7/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Bill HagertyRepublican · Tennessee