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Read. Follow. Verify.Protect America's Workforce Act (H.R. 2550)
Last action · December 15, 2025: Received in the Senate.Sponsors: Jared Golden and 226 others
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill seeks to cancel a March 2025 executive order that restricted federal labor-management relations. It also mandates that all s active as of March 26, 2025, remain in effect for their original duration.
This bill determines whether recent executive restrictions on federal employee union activities remain in place or are voided, directly impacting the legal status of existing labor contracts for federal workers.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Federal employees
The bill determines the validity of their labor-management relations and the enforceability of their existing collective bargaining agreements.
Federal agencies
Agencies are prohibited from using funds to implement the nullified executive order and must continue to honor existing collective bargaining agreements.
Labor organizations
Their collective bargaining agreements are protected from the effects of the March 27, 2025, executive order.
Key Facts
- The bill nullifies the Executive Order titled 'Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs' issued on March 27, 2025.
- Federal funds are prohibited from being used to implement or carry out the nullified executive order.
- All collective bargaining agreements between federal agencies and labor organizations in effect as of March 26, 2025, are legally protected for the remainder of their stated terms.
- The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on April 1, 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this bill cancel the executive order from March 27, 2025?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
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Procedural history
9 actions- Dec 15, 2025SenateReceived in the Senate.
- Dec 11, 2025HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 11, 2025HouseFloorOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 195 (Roll no. 332). (text: CR H5795)
- Dec 11, 2025HouseFloorPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 195 (Roll no. 332). (text: CR H5795)
- Dec 11, 2025HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Dec 11, 2025HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2550.
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- Dec 11, 2025HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 432. (consideration: CR H5795-5802)
- Apr 1, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Apr 1, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Total
423
- Yes
- 229
- No
- 194
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (423)
399 more members
Show 1 earlier roll call
On Passage
Total
433
- Yes
- 231
- No
- 195
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 7
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (1)
Lobbying Activity
AARP
2026
“P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology”
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Discoveries
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Legislative Reversal of Executive Action
The bill represents a direct legislative attempt to override an executive order issued only five days prior to the bill's introduction.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment40Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz60Current news / social attention level
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