No Preference Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10250 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10250

     To amend titles 41 and 10, United States Code, to prohibit a 
   requirement or preference for the use of union labor for Federal 
                               contracts.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 3, 2026

 Mrs. Bice (for herself and Mr. Womack) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
     To amend titles 41 and 10, United States Code, to prohibit a 
   requirement or preference for the use of union labor for Federal 
                               contracts.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Preference Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL CONTRACTING PROHIBITION FOR EXECUTIVE AGENCIES TO 
              REQUIRE OR GIVE A PREFERENCE FOR UNION LABOR.

    (a) Amendment.--Chapter 47 of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4715. Prohibition on requirement or preference for the use of 
              union labor
    ``The head of an executive agency may not require or give 
preference to an offeror on the basis of whether the offeror will use 
workers subject to a collective bargaining agreement.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 47 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

        ``Sec. 4715. Prohibition on requirement or preference for the 
                            use of union labor.''.

SEC. 3. DEFENSE CONTRACTING REQUIREMENT TO USE UNION LABOR.

    Chapter 243 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
``Sec. 3345. Requirement to use union labor
    ``The Secretary of Defense may not require or give preference to an 
offeror for a contract on the basis of whether the offeror will use 
workers subject to a collective bargaining agreement.''.
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