Bill · S. 1597· Senate(119-S-1597)
Paycheck Protection Act
- Introduced
- 5/5/2025
- Last activity
- 5/5/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Tim Sheehy
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "Paycheck Protection Act" is a bill that would stop federal agencies and the Postal Service from deducting labor organization dues from employee pay. It amends title 5 and title 39 of the United States Code to prohibit the deduction of dues, fees, or political contributions.
Yes
No question was scored yes.
The opposite
Does this strengthen the rights of workers to organise?-7
The bill hinders union financial stability by prohibiting the automatic deduction of dues from federal employee paychecks.
Would union members be better off under this?-6
Federal union workers lose the convenience of automatic dues payment, potentially affecting union membership and funding.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Prevention of Automatic Deductions: Federal employees and Postal Service employees would no longer have labor organization dues, fees, or political contributions taken directly from their pay, as mandated by Section 2(a)(1) and Section 2(b)(1).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Loss of Automatic Payment: The bill prohibits agencies and the Postal Service from deducting labor organization dues, fees, or political contributions from pay under Section 2(a)(1) and Section 2(b)(1), which removes the existing mechanism for these payments.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Union Protections-7
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Union Workers-6
- 5/13/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/5/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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