July 9, 2026
Mr. Onder introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to require labor organizations to include results of certain audits in financial reports, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Improving Clarity and Transparency for Unions Act of 2026
or the Improving CTU Act of 2026
.
Sec. 2. Reports and audit results
(a) Audit results
Section 201(b) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431(b)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (5), by striking the and
at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (6), by inserting and
after the semicolon; and
(3)
by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
(7)
the results of any audit of the finances or the financial transactions of the labor organization to which the labor organization has access;
(b) Provision of reports
Section 201(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431(c)) is amended by inserting after to all its members
the following: by publishing such information on the website of the labor organization, or, in the absence of such a website, by providing, upon the request of a member of the labor organization, a physical or electronic copy of such information
.
(c) Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any report under title II of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) submitted on or after the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.