H.R. 8775

Summary

H.R. 8775, the Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act, was introduced in the House on May 12, 2026 by Rep. Joe Wilson (R). It last saw action on Jul 21, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0.

Record

Text

H.R. 8775 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 8775 IH: Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-12
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8775  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 12, 2026   Mr. Wilson of South Carolina  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act  .
2.
Prohibition on holding office
(a)
In general
Section 504(a) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ( 29 U.S.C. 504(a) ) is amended by inserting after  grievous bodily injury,  the following:  a sex offense against a minor, .
(b)
Technical amendment
Section 504(a) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ( 29 U.S.C. 504(a) ) is further amended by striking  Act any  and inserting  Act, any .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Joe Wilson (R) sponsors H.R. 8775 alone.

Joe Wilson

Rep. · R–SC-2 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 8775 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Markup By · Jul 21, 2026 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8775 has taken 4 actions since May 12, 2026, the latest on Jul 21, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8775 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8775 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act — Display 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. — Official Title as Introduced
• Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8775 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Government Issues, Health Issues, Housing, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Manufacturing.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8775 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8775’s is Labor and Employment.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 8775 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Crimes against children to Sex offenses.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8775, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:H.R. 8775.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H3394]

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