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H.R. 8775 119th Congress House

Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act

Official title: 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.

Introduced: May 12, 2026 Introduced by: Joe Wilson Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Crimes against childrenLabor-management relationsSex offenses
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2026
Received in the Senate.
Sep 16, 2026 · 12:44 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 16, 2026 · 12:44 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5906)
Sep 16, 2026 · 12:44 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 16, 2026 · 12:35 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8775.
Sep 16, 2026 · 12:35 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5906-5908)
Sep 16, 2026 · 12:34 PM EDT
Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 21, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0.
Jul 21, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 12, 2026
Introduced in House
May 12, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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What's happening now September 16, 2026

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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. 

 Hearings & markups 1
 Bill text 2 versions

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Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
    for NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AFL-CIO
    for AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AFL-CIO
    for AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8775: Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8775/
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"H.R. 8775: Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8775/.
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H.R. 8775, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8775/.
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