{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-8775","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":8775,"title":"Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-05-12","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"W000795","fullName":"Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]","party":"R","state":"SC","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-09-16","text":"Received in the Senate."},"policyArea":"Labor and Employment","subjects":["Crimes against children","Labor-management relations","Sex offenses"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"Received in the Senate.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5906)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8775.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5906-5908)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-21","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-21","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-12","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>Current law&nbsp;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.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-09-23T20:20:38Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":423,"ts":"2026-10-13T07:19:38.459Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Ending%20Predator%20Access%20to%20Union%20Power%20Act"}]}}