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119th Congress · 2025–2027
S. 511
Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act of 2025
Government Operations and Politics Senate 1 cosponsors
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · February 11, 2025 Understand the measure
What this bill does
Congressional Research Service · Official summary · Last checked October 13, 2026
Summary for Introduced in Senate
February 11, 2025 · Summary last updated January 22, 2026
Version of the bill text this summary covers: Introduced in Senate · February 11, 2025
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Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act of 2025
This bill requires labor unions representing federal agency employees to pay agencies for resources and official time they use for union activities.
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The bill directs federal agencies to charge unions a fee for using agency resources that is based on (1) the value of time spent by union representatives on union activities rather than agency business, and (2) the value of resources provided by the agency related to these activities, such as parking spaces and equipment. Agencies must track the amount of time union representatives use for union purposes and discipline representatives who fail to properly record such time.
If a union has not paid in full by 90 days following a notice of the fee, the agency (1) may not provide further time or resources to the union until it is paid in full; and (2) is not subject to grievance procedures, binding arbitration, or unfair labor practice complaints or proceedings by the union.
Further, an agency must notify a union and the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) when a union's unpaid balance has been outstanding for 365 days and, on the 380th day, the FLRA must terminate the union's certification as the exclusive representative of employees of the agency.
The bill requires each agency's Office of Inspector General to periodically report on agency and union compliance with the bill's requirements.
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Where it stands
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In committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Recorded February 11, 2025, as the clerk wrote it
Sponsor
Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Committee
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
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Cite this record
- Reference number
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- Last checked
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Vote Files, "S. 511 (119th Congress): Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act of 2025," last checked Oct. 11, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-s511
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 11). S. 511 (119th Congress): Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act of 2025 [Bill record]. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-s511
Chicago
Vote Files. "S. 511 (119th Congress): Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act of 2025." Last modified October 11, 2026. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-s511.
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On the record
No recorded vote
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