H.R. 2550 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Dec 11, 2025. Received Dec 15, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRestores federal workers' bargaining rights
This bill cancels an executive order from March 2025 that removed certain federal agencies from a law allowing federal employees to bargain collectively for wages, benefits, and working conditions. The bill also ensures that any collective bargaining agreements that were in place before the executive order remain in effect for their full stated terms.
How it affects you
Federal employees in affected agencies would regain the right to negotiate collectively through unions. If you work for the federal government, this means your agency couldn't be excluded from the laws protecting those bargaining rights. For others, this primarily affects federal workers and how their employment is governed.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Apr 1, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2550
AN ACT
Protect America's Workforce Act
Sponsor: Rep. Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2) · Introduced Apr 1, 2025 · Labor and Employment · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Dec 15, 2025: “Received in the Senate.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Passage · Dec 11, 2025
Passage Passed 231–195
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 211 | 0 | 2 |
| Republicans | 20 | 195 | 5 |
20 members voted against most of their party: 20 Republicans voted Yes.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 2 official versions.