H.R. 2550 · Passed House · Labor and Employment

Protect America's Workforce Act

Sponsor: Jared F. Golden (D-ME)

What it does

• Nullifies an executive order issued on March 27, 2025, that excluded specified federal agencies and subdivisions from the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.
• Restores federal employees' right to participate in collective bargaining and enforces collective bargaining rights under the statute.
• Ensures that collective bargaining agreements in place as of March 26, 2025, remain fully enforceable through their stated expiration terms.

Official 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.

Latest action

Dec 15, 2025: Received in the Senate.

Committee: House Oversight and Government Reform