H.R. 10250 – No Preference Act

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The No Preference Act would stop federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, from requiring or giving any preference to contractors that use union labor. It adds new sections to the U.S. Code that make it illegal for an agency to favor or require the use of workers covered by collective bargaining agreements in federal contracts. The change would affect all companies that bid on or hold federal contracts.

Key Provisions

Adds a new Section 4715 to Title 41, prohibiting the head of any executive agency from requiring or preferring that a contractor use union labor.
Adds a new Section 3345 to Title 10, prohibiting the Secretary of Defense from requiring or preferring union labor on defense contracts.
Includes a technical amendment to update the table of sections for Title 41 to reflect the new provision.

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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.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

September 3, 2026

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September 3, 2026

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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.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

September 3, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 3, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10250

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

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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Preference Act.

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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:

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.

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(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.

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Defense contracting requirement to use union labor

Chapter 243 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

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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