S. 5213Senate bill · 119th CongressIn committeeHealth

SMASH 2.0 Act

Sponsored byAngus S. King, Jr.I-MEIntroduced Aug 3, 2026Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (Aug 3, 2026) Read twice and on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Who lobbied on this

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These organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.

  • …LMRDA reform legislation (general) - Worker Reforming Elections for Speedy and Unimpeded Labor Talks (RESULTS Act) - S.3116 Fairness in Filing Act - S.5213 Union Members Right to Know Act - S.3215 Put American Workers First Act - S.3124 Protection on the Picket Line Act - S.3128 - Worker Privacy… filing ↗

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yusuf.aDemoCA-28voted Yea17d ago
I keep going back and forth. The problem is real; I'm unconvinced this is the instrument for it.
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kbmontroseDemoNM-2voted Nay25d ago
Honest question, not a gotcha: what would change your mind on this?
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RedRiverRonDemoNJ-1voted Yea21d ago
Sure, but 'the states are doing it' cuts the other way for me. If it's working there, why federalise it?
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TheQuietMajorityDemoCA-12voted Nay19d ago
Agreed on the substance, disagree on the timing. Doing this badly now makes doing it well later harder.
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