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   &lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 67 (Monday, April 19, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. HUIZENGA:H.R. 2640.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H1955]&lt;/pre&gt;
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     &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Union Member Protection Act&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; This bill requires labor unions to obtain approval of a majority of union members for specified political expenditures. Further, it requires unions to report proposed political expenditures and to disclose the vote of each union officer with respect to such expenditures during the preceding fiscal year.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Additionally, labor union bylaws must require principal officers to vote on individual political expenditures in excess of $50,000 and such individual votes must be made publicly available on the union's website.&lt;/p&gt;
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