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119th Congress · House

Protect America's Workforce Act

Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights · Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management · Labor-management relations · Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents · Labor and Employment

In plain language

  • House bill in the 119th Congress.
  • Nullifies the Executive Order titled Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs (issued on March 27, 2025).
  • House passed it on Dec 11, 2025 (substantive).
Official summary (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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