Protect America's Workforce Act passed the House 254 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedApr 1, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamberDec 11, 2025
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 80 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Policy area
- Labor and Employment: 17 of 2,258 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.8%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 79 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 2, from introduced in house to engrossed in house · 112 words
- Subjects
- Employment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLabor-management relationsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Latest action
- Dec 15, 2025: Received in the Senate.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.Res. 432 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2550) to nullify the Executive order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Rela D · Agreed to
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]