H.R. 8775
Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act
Sponsor: Joe Wilson · 0 cosponsors
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Official summary
Written by the 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.
Text of the bill
This Act may be cited as the Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act.
(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 such Act 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.