119th Congress

H.R. 2550

Protect America's Workforce Act

Introduced
In committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law

Sponsor: Jared F. Golden(D-ME)
Introduced: Apr 1, 2025
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Committees: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Official text: Engrossed in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (226)

Original cosponsors (7)

Added later (219)

Cleo Fields (D-LA) · Apr 3, 2025
Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY) · Apr 3, 2025
Dina Titus (D-NV) · Apr 3, 2025
Don Bacon (R-NE) · Apr 3, 2025
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA) · Apr 3, 2025
Ed Case (D-HI) · Apr 3, 2025
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) · Apr 3, 2025
Emily Randall (D-WA) · Apr 3, 2025
Gwen Moore (D-WI) · Apr 3, 2025
James P. McGovern (D-MA) · Apr 3, 2025
Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL) · Apr 3, 2025
John W. Mannion (D-NY) · Apr 3, 2025
Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) · Apr 3, 2025
Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) · Apr 3, 2025
Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) · Apr 3, 2025
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) · Apr 3, 2025
Sara Jacobs (D-CA) · Apr 3, 2025
Sarah Elfreth (D-MD) · Apr 3, 2025
Seth Moulton (D-MA) · Apr 3, 2025
Steven Horsford (D-NV) · Apr 3, 2025
Val T. Hoyle (D-OR) · Apr 3, 2025
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) · Apr 7, 2025
Alma S. Adams (D-NC) · Apr 7, 2025
Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) · Apr 7, 2025
Betty McCollum (D-MN) · Apr 7, 2025
Brad Sherman (D-CA) · Apr 7, 2025
Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL) · Apr 7, 2025
Eric Sorensen (D-IL) · Apr 7, 2025
Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Apr 7, 2025
Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) · Apr 7, 2025
Greg Casar (D-TX) · Apr 7, 2025
Greg Landsman (D-OH) · Apr 7, 2025
Greg Stanton (D-AZ) · Apr 7, 2025
Haley M. Stevens (D-MI) · Apr 7, 2025
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) · Apr 7, 2025
Jason Crow (D-CO) · Apr 7, 2025
Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA) · Apr 7, 2025
John B. Larson (D-CT) · Apr 7, 2025
Josh Harder (D-CA) · Apr 7, 2025
Lucy McBath (D-GA) · Apr 7, 2025
Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) · Apr 7, 2025
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) · Apr 7, 2025
Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) · Apr 7, 2025
Maxine Dexter (D-OR) · Apr 7, 2025
Nikema Williams (D-GA) · Apr 7, 2025
Norma J. Torres (D-CA) · Apr 7, 2025
Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) · Apr 7, 2025
Ro Khanna (D-CA) · Apr 7, 2025
Robin L. Kelly (D-IL) · Apr 7, 2025
Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA) · Apr 7, 2025
Shomari Figures (D-AL) · Apr 7, 2025
Shontel M. Brown (D-OH) · Apr 7, 2025
Shri Thanedar (D-MI) · Apr 7, 2025
Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) · Apr 7, 2025
Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY) · Apr 7, 2025
Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY) · Apr 7, 2025
Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) · Apr 7, 2025
Al Green (D-TX) · Apr 8, 2025
André Carson (D-IN) · Apr 8, 2025
C001127 · Apr 8, 2025
Gabe Amo (D-RI) · Apr 8, 2025
George Latimer (D-NY) · Apr 8, 2025
Glenn Ivey (D-MD) · Apr 8, 2025
Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ) · Apr 8, 2025
Joaquin Castro (D-TX) · Apr 8, 2025
Josh Riley (D-NY) · Apr 8, 2025
Julie Johnson (D-TX) · Apr 8, 2025
Marc A. Veasey (D-TX) · Apr 8, 2025
Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) · Apr 8, 2025
Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) · Apr 8, 2025
Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX) · Apr 8, 2025
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) · Apr 9, 2025
Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) · Apr 9, 2025
C001078 · Apr 9, 2025
Chellie Pingree (D-ME) · Apr 9, 2025
Chris Pappas (D-NH) · Apr 9, 2025
Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA) · Apr 9, 2025
Donald G. Davis (D-NC) · Apr 9, 2025
Jared Huffman (D-CA) · Apr 9, 2025
Joe Neguse (D-CO) · Apr 9, 2025
LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) · Apr 9, 2025
Mike Quigley (D-IL) · Apr 9, 2025
Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) · Apr 9, 2025
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) · Apr 10, 2025
Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) · Apr 10, 2025
Paul Tonko (D-NY) · Apr 10, 2025
Robert Garcia (D-CA) · Apr 10, 2025
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) · Apr 10, 2025
Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) · Apr 10, 2025
Diana DeGette (D-CO) · Apr 14, 2025
Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN) · Apr 14, 2025
Jim Costa (D-CA) · Apr 14, 2025
Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) · Apr 14, 2025
Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY) · Apr 14, 2025
Nellie Pou (D-NJ) · Apr 14, 2025
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) · Apr 14, 2025
Ritchie Torres (D-NY) · Apr 14, 2025
Adam Gray (D-CA) · Apr 17, 2025
Adam Smith (D-WA) · Apr 17, 2025
Derek Tran (D-CA) · Apr 17, 2025
Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL) · Apr 17, 2025
Joe Courtney (D-CT) · Apr 17, 2025
Kelly Morrison (D-MN) · Apr 17, 2025
Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) · Apr 17, 2025
Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) · Apr 17, 2025
Lori Trahan (D-MA) · Apr 17, 2025
Mike Thompson (D-CA) · Apr 17, 2025
Patrick Ryan (D-NY) · Apr 17, 2025
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) · Apr 17, 2025
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA) · Apr 17, 2025
S001207 · Apr 17, 2025
Scott H. Peters (D-CA) · Apr 17, 2025
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) · Apr 17, 2025
William R. Keating (D-MA) · Apr 17, 2025
Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) · Apr 17, 2025
Andrea Salinas (D-OR) · Apr 21, 2025
Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL) · Apr 21, 2025
Deborah K. Ross (D-NC) · Apr 21, 2025
Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) · Apr 21, 2025
J. Luis Correa (D-CA) · Apr 21, 2025
Jamie Raskin (D-MD) · Apr 21, 2025
Kathy Castor (D-FL) · Apr 21, 2025
S001193 · Apr 21, 2025
Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) · Apr 21, 2025
Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) · Apr 21, 2025
Angie Craig (D-MN) · Apr 24, 2025
April McClain Delaney (D-MD) · Apr 24, 2025
Becca Balint (D-VT) · Apr 24, 2025
Bill Foster (D-IL) · Apr 24, 2025
Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA) · Apr 24, 2025
Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) · Apr 24, 2025
Danny K. Davis (D-IL) · Apr 24, 2025
Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH) · Apr 24, 2025
Grace Meng (D-NY) · Apr 24, 2025
Jahana Hayes (D-CT) · Apr 24, 2025
Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR) · Apr 24, 2025
Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI) · Apr 24, 2025
Judy Chu (D-CA) · Apr 24, 2025
Julia Brownley (D-CA) · Apr 24, 2025
Katherine M. Clark (D-MA) · Apr 24, 2025
Kevin Mullin (D-CA) · Apr 24, 2025
Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) · Apr 24, 2025
Lateefah Simon (D-CA) · Apr 24, 2025
Laura Friedman (D-CA) · Apr 24, 2025
Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM) · Apr 24, 2025
Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) · Apr 24, 2025
Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) · Apr 24, 2025
Raul Ruiz (D-CA) · Apr 24, 2025
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) · Apr 24, 2025
S001157 · Apr 24, 2025
Sarah McBride (D-DE) · Apr 24, 2025
Sean Casten (D-IL) · Apr 24, 2025
Summer L. Lee (D-PA) · Apr 24, 2025
Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA) · Apr 24, 2025
Ted Lieu (D-CA) · Apr 24, 2025
Troy A. Carter (D-LA) · Apr 24, 2025
Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC) · Apr 24, 2025
Wesley Bell (D-MO) · Apr 24, 2025
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) · Apr 24, 2025
Darren Soto (D-FL) · Apr 28, 2025
Dave Min (D-CA) · Apr 28, 2025
Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) · Apr 28, 2025
Dwight Evans (D-PA) · Apr 28, 2025
Henry Cuellar (D-TX) · Apr 28, 2025
Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) · Apr 28, 2025
Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) · Apr 28, 2025
John Garamendi (D-CA) · Apr 28, 2025
Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD) · Apr 28, 2025
Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL) · Apr 28, 2025
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · Apr 28, 2025
Lois Frankel (D-FL) · Apr 28, 2025
Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) · Apr 28, 2025
Richard E. Neal (D-MA) · Apr 28, 2025
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) · Apr 28, 2025
Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI) · Apr 28, 2025
Steve Cohen (D-TN) · Apr 28, 2025
Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) · Apr 28, 2025
Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI) · Apr 29, 2025
Ilhan Omar (D-MN) · Apr 29, 2025
Joyce Beatty (D-OH) · Apr 29, 2025
Juan Vargas (D-CA) · Apr 29, 2025
Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) · Apr 29, 2025
Maxwell Frost (D-FL) · Apr 29, 2025
Mike Levin (D-CA) · Apr 29, 2025
Sharice Davids (D-KS) · Apr 29, 2025
Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) · Apr 30, 2025
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) · Apr 30, 2025
Laura Gillen (D-NY) · Apr 30, 2025
Luz M. Rivas (D-CA) · Apr 30, 2025
Madeleine Dean (D-PA) · Apr 30, 2025
Rick Larsen (D-WA) · Apr 30, 2025
Veronica Escobar (D-TX) · Apr 30, 2025
Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) · May 1, 2025
Kim Schrier (D-WA) · May 1, 2025
Mark Takano (D-CA) · May 1, 2025
Maxine Waters (D-CA) · May 1, 2025
Sam T. Liccardo (D-CA) · May 1, 2025
Susie Lee (D-NV) · May 1, 2025
Ami Bera (D-CA) · May 5, 2025
Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) · May 5, 2025
George Whitesides (D-CA) · May 5, 2025
Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) · May 5, 2025
Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) · May 5, 2025
Lauren Underwood (D-IL) · May 5, 2025
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) · May 5, 2025
Seth Magaziner (D-RI) · May 5, 2025
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) · May 5, 2025
James E. Clyburn (D-SC) · May 6, 2025
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA) · May 7, 2025
Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY) · May 7, 2025
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) · May 7, 2025
Pete Aguilar (D-CA) · May 7, 2025
James A. Himes (D-CT) · May 8, 2025
Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) · May 13, 2025
Pablo José Hernández (D-PR) · May 15, 2025
James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA) · Sep 17, 2025
Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) · Nov 18, 2025
Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ) · Nov 25, 2025
Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) · Nov 25, 2025

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

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.

Roll-call votes

Date	Vote	Result	Your members
Dec 11, 2025 House #332	On Passage: Protect America’s Workforce Act	Passed	Set your home to see

Actions

Dec 15, 2025 · Senate
Received in the Senate.
Dec 11, 2025 · House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 11, 2025 · House
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 195 (Roll no. 332). (text: CR H5795)
Dec 11, 2025 · House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Dec 11, 2025 · House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2550.
Dec 11, 2025 · House
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 432. (consideration: CR H5795-5802)
Apr 1, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced in House