S. 2837 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Sep 17, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRestores federal workers' collective bargaining rights
Two recent executive orders excluded certain federal agencies from laws that allow federal employees to participate in collective bargaining—basically, the process where workers negotiate as a group with their employer over pay, benefits, and working conditions. This bill would nullify those two executive orders and restore those agencies' participation in collective bargaining. It also protects any collective bargaining agreements that were already in place as of March 26, 2025, making sure those agreements stay in effect for their full term.
How it affects you
If you're a federal employee at one of the agencies affected by those executive orders, this bill would restore your right to negotiate collectively through a labor organization as your representative. Anyone with a collective bargaining agreement already in place would see that agreement honored and protected through its stated end date.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Sep 17, 2025)
Protect America's Workforce Act
This bill nullifies two executive orders: Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs (issued on March 27, 2025) and Further Exclusions From the Federal Labor- Management Relations Program (issued on August 28, 2025). The executive orders exclude specified executive branch agencies and subdivisions from the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute and the Foreign Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. The statutes authorize federal employees' participation in collective bargaining and enforce collective bargaining rights.
The bill also specifies that a collective bargaining agreement that is in place as of March 26, 2025, and is between an executive branch agency and any labor organization that is an exclusive representative of federal employees, 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 SessionS. 2837
A BILL
Protect America’s Workforce Act
Sponsor: Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) · Introduced Sep 17, 2025 · Labor and Employment · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 17, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.”