Bill · S. 2837· Senate(119-S-2837)
Protect America’s Workforce Act
- Introduced
- 9/17/2025
- Last activity
- 9/17/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Mark Warner
- Cosponsors
- - 44 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the Protect America's Workforce Act. It aims to nullify Executive Order 14251 and Executive Order 14343, which deal with exclusions from Federal labor-management relations programs. The bill prohibits the use of Federal funds to carry out these two executive orders. Additionally, it ensures that collective bargaining agreements in effect as of March 26, 2025, remain valid through their stated terms.
Yes
Would union members be better off under this?+8
The bill explicitly protects collective bargaining agreements and removes exclusions that limited labor-management relations.
Does this strengthen the rights of workers to organise?+7
The bill protects existing collective bargaining agreements and removes exclusions from labor-management relations programs.
The opposite
Does this give the federal government more power?-3
The bill seeks to nullify executive orders, thereby limiting the scope of executive authority over labor relations.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection of Existing Contracts: Section 3 ensures that collective bargaining agreements between executive branch agencies and labor organizations in effect as of March 26, 2025, keep their full force and effect. This provides stability for Federal employees covered by these agreements.
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Removal of Exclusions: Section 2 nullifies Executive Order 14251 and Executive Order 14343, which relate to exclusions from Federal labor-management relations programs. This removes the restrictions established by those specific orders.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for individuals or groups are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Union Workers+8
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Union Protections+7
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power-3
- 12/11/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/17/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 47 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
Angela AlsobrooksDemocrat · Maryland
Tammy BaldwinDemocrat · Wisconsin
Michael BennetDemocrat · Colorado
Richard BlumenthalDemocrat · Connecticut
Cory BookerDemocrat · New Jersey
Lisa Blunt RochesterDemocrat · Delaware
Maria CantwellDemocrat · Washington
Susan CollinsRepublican · Maine
Christopher CoonsDemocrat · Delaware
Catherine Cortez MastoDemocrat · Nevada
Richard DurbinDemocrat · Illinois
Tammy DuckworthDemocrat · Illinois
John FettermanDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Kirsten GillibrandDemocrat · New York
Ruben GallegoDemocrat · Arizona
John HickenlooperDemocrat · Colorado
Mazie HironoDemocrat · Hawaii
Martin HeinrichDemocrat · New Mexico
Maggie HassanDemocrat · New Hampshire
Amy KlobucharDemocrat · Minnesota
Mark KellyDemocrat · Arizona
Angus KingIndependent · Maine
Timothy KaineDemocrat · Virginia
Andy KimDemocrat · New Jersey
Ben LujánDemocrat · New Mexico
Edward MarkeyDemocrat · Massachusetts
Patty MurrayDemocrat · Washington
Lisa MurkowskiRepublican · Alaska
Christopher MurphyDemocrat · Connecticut
Jeff MerkleyDemocrat · Oregon
Jon OssoffDemocrat · Georgia
Alex PadillaDemocrat · California
Gary PetersDemocrat · Michigan
John ReedDemocrat · Rhode Island
Jacky RosenDemocrat · Nevada
Bernie SandersIndependent · Vermont
Charles SchumerDemocrat · New York
Adam SchiffDemocrat · California
Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat · New Hampshire
Brian SchatzDemocrat · Hawaii
Tina SmithDemocrat · Minnesota
Elissa SlotkinDemocrat · Michigan
Chris Van HollenDemocrat · Maryland
Ron WydenDemocrat · Oregon
Raphael WarnockDemocrat · Georgia
Peter WelchDemocrat · Vermont
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocrat · Rhode Island
Elizabeth WarrenDemocrat · Massachusetts