H.R. 2550: Protect America's Workforce Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-04-01 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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Official title

Protect America's Workforce Act

Plain summary

Protect America's Workforce Act This bill nullifies the Executive Order titled Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs (issued on March 27, 2025), which excludes specified executive agencies and subdivisions from the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. The statute authorizes federal employees' participation in collective bargaining and enforces collective bargaining rights. The bill also specifies that a covered collective bargaining agreement in place as of March 26, 2025, shall have full force and effect through the stated term of the agreement.

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Protect America's Workforce Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] · 226 cosponsors

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House roll call 332 (2025): On Passage, H R 2550 (2025-12-11): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr2550.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr2550 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills