H.R. 2550

Protect America's Workforce Act

Sponsor: Jared F. Golden

226 cosponsors
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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

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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Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protect America's Workforce Act.

Sec. 2. Nullification of Executive Order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs

The Executive order titled Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, issued on March 27, 2025, shall have no force or effect and no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to carry out such Executive order.

Sec. 3. Collective bargaining agreements

Any collective bargaining agreement in effect as of March 26, 2025, between any executive branch Federal agency and any labor organization that is an exclusive representative of Federal employees shall have full force and effect through the stated term of the applicable agreement.