Congress bars child sex offenders from union leadership roles
H.R. 8775 — Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act · Filed by Joe Wilson (R-SC) · Introduced May 12, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill amends federal labor law to prohibit individuals convicted of sex offenses against minors from holding union leadership positions. It adds this disqualification to an existing list of crimes that bar someone from serving as a union officer, effective 30 days after enactment.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a straightforward protective measure that bars individuals convicted of child sexual abuse from union leadership. It serves no narrow private interest and imposes no burden on ordinary citizens.
What the text implies
- The bill relies on existing Section 504(a) disqualifications (felony convictions involving robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, arson, violation of federal law prohibiting payment to union officers, and now sex offenses against minors). The full scope of who is barred depends on how courts interpret 'sex offense against a minor' — state law definitions vary.
- Enforcement depends on union compliance and member awareness; the bill creates no new enforcement mechanism or reporting requirement for convictions.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Union members and the public are protected from individuals convicted of child sexual abuse holding union leadership positions. This is a straightforward safeguarding measure with no offsetting cost to ordinary citizens.
Named in the bill
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, Section 504(a), Union officers, House Committee on Education and Workforce
Where it stands
- May 12, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- May 12, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
- Jul 21, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jul 21, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
1 lobbying clients named this bill on 1 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $760,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 103 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.
Joe Wilson, the sponsor, reported $281,500 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- AFL-CIO — $760,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (625 characters) on Jul 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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