H.R. 2550 · 119th Congress

Protect America's Workforce Act

Introduced Apr 1, 2025Policy area: Labor and Employment

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced (done)
  2. Committee (done)
  3. Passed House (current)
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate.

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 195 (Roll no. 332). (text: CR H5795)

  4. House

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  5. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2550.

  6. House

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 432. (consideration: CR H5795-5802)

  7. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

  8. Introduced in House