H.R. 2550 · 119th Congress

Cancels a 2025 order ending collective bargaining at certain federal agencies

Official title: Protect America's Workforce Act1

Did not become lawCollective bargaining for public employees

§1What it does

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This bill would cancel a March 27, 2025, executive order that removed specified federal agencies and parts of agencies from the law that gives federal employees the right to bargain collectively through unions.2,3 It would also keep union contracts that were in place as of March 26, 2025, in full effect for the rest of their terms.2,3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, December 15, 2025: Received in the Senate.1
IntroducedApril 1, 2025
SponsorRep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Cosponsors226 cosponsors (9 Republican, 217 Democratic)
Official recordH.R. 2550 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

Why this matters: The official count.

House, December 11, 2025

On Passage: Passed — 231 yes, 195 no, 7 not voting.4