[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3128 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3128
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect worker privacy,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 6, 2025
Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect worker privacy,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Worker Privacy Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING WORKER PRIVACY.
(a) Notice of Rights and Protections; Voter Registration Lists.--
(1) In general.--Section 9(c) of the National Labor
Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(c)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(6) Whenever the Board directs an election under this subsection
or approves an election agreement, the employer of employees in the
bargaining unit shall, not later than two business days after the Board
directs such election or approves such election agreement, provide a
voter list to each labor organization that has petitioned to represent
such employees, which shall include the names of all employees in the
bargaining unit and not more than one additional form of personal
contact information for the employee (such as a telephone number, an
email address, or a mailing address) chosen by the employee in writing.
The voter list shall be provided in a searchable electronic format
generally approved by the Board unless the employer certifies that the
employer does not possess the capacity to produce the list in the
required form. Not later than nine months after the date of enactment
of the Worker Privacy Act, the Board shall promulgate regulations
implementing the requirements of this paragraph.''.
(2) Unfair labor practice.--Section 8(a) of the National
Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) to violate any requirement under section 9(c)(6).''.
(b) Labor Organization Use of Personal Information.--Section 8(b)
of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (7), in the flush text after subparagraph
(C), by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) to fail to protect the personal information of an
employee provided by an employer under section 9(c)(6) (such as
by selling the information to a third-party or using the
information for political activism), to use the information
received under such section for any reason other than a
representation proceeding, or to use such information after the
conclusion of a representation proceeding, except that nothing
in this paragraph shall preclude a labor organization from
collecting or using personal information of an employee that is
voluntarily provided to the labor organization by the
employee.''.
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