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HR 8775 Passed a chamber

Bars people convicted of sex offenses against minors from holding certain union positions, by adding those offenses to the list of crimes that already disqualify someone from union office.

Official title: Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 12-MAY-2026
Referred 12-MAY-2026
Approved by committee 21-JUL-2026
Passed 16-SEP-2026
Senate
Received 16-SEP-2026
Key points
  • Amends Section 504(a) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to add a sex offense against a minor to the list of disqualifying convictions for union officers and employees
  • Makes a technical punctuation correction to the same section
  • Takes effect 30 days after enactment
AI-generated from the Engrossed in House text of 16-SEP-2026 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (12-MAY-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 16-SEP-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Labor and Employment

Sponsor Joe Wilson (R-SC) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.