H.R. 8775 Passed the House Labor and Employment

Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act

To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to provide that individuals who have been convicted of sex offenses against minors may not serve in certain positions.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Introduced May 12, 2026 Cosponsors 0 Latest action September 16, 2026

Summary

Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act
This bill prohibits an individual convicted of a sex offense against a minor from serving in a leadership position for a labor organization, as a consultant or advisor to a labor organization, or as an employer labor consultant or representative in collective bargaining for 13 years after the conviction or imprisonment for the offense.
Current law prohibits an individual from serving in these types of roles for 13 years after a conviction or imprisonment for specific crimes (including robbery, bribery, burglary, murder, or rape). The bill includes a sex offense against a minor as one of the specified crimes. 

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Sep 16, 2026 Received in the Senate.
  2. Sep 16, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Sep 16, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5906)
  4. Sep 16, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  5. Sep 16, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8775.
  6. Sep 16, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5906-5908)
  7. Sep 16, 2026 Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. Jul 21, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0.
  9. Jul 21, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  10. May 12, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  11. May 12, 2026 Introduced in House

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