H.R. 2550: Protect America's Workforce Act
Sponsor
Jared Golden
Democrat · ME-2
Bill Progress
Latest Action · Dec 15, 2025
Passed the House, received in Senate
Federal workers keep their union contracts
Why it matters
If your federal union contract was in effect on March 26, 2025, H.R. 2550 says it stays in force for the rest of its term. The bill also wipes out the next day's White House labor order and blocks agencies from spending money to enforce it.
H.R. 2550 is a targeted labor bill. It goes after one specific executive order—"Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs"—and says that order has no force or effect.
The bill also shuts off implementation money. If this passes, agencies could not use federal funds to carry out that order.
The practical effect is on collective bargaining agreements already in place. If a union contract between a federal agency and a worker representative was active on March 26, 2025, H.R. 2550 says it remains in effect through the contract's stated end date.
That means this bill is less about creating new labor rights and more about preserving the workplace rules federal employees were already working under before the March 27 order took effect. Contracts already on the books get protection; contracts that were not yet in effect by that date do not get the same automatic guarantee.
H.R. 2550 Bill Summary
What H.R. 2550 actually does.
March 27 labor order is canceled
H.R. 2550 says the executive order titled "Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs," issued on March 27, 2025, has no force or effect.
No federal money can enforce the order
The bill bars federal funds from being obligated or spent to carry out that March 27, 2025 executive order.
Existing union contracts stay in place
Any collective bargaining agreement that was already in effect on March 26, 2025 between an executive branch agency and a union representing federal employees remains protected.
Protected contracts last through their end date
Covered agreements keep full force and effect through the term already written into each contract.
Coverage spans the executive branch
The contract protection applies across executive branch federal agencies, not just one department or office.
Who benefits from H.R. 2550?
Federal workers already covered by union contracts
If your contract was active on March 26, 2025, you keep the workplace rules, grievance procedures, and bargaining terms you were already working under.
Federal employee unions with active agreements
Unions representing federal workers get assurance that contracts already in force cannot be displaced early by the March 27, 2025 order.
Agencies that want contract continuity
Departments and offices would continue operating under existing labor agreements instead of switching midstream because of a new executive order.
Who is affected by H.R. 2550?
The White House and agencies trying to carry out the order
They would have to stop treating the March 27, 2025 labor order as operative, and they could not spend federal money to implement it.
Federal labor relations staff
Officials handling bargaining and workplace disputes would need to keep using contract terms that were already in effect on March 26, 2025.
Workers whose contracts were not yet in effect by March 26, 2025
They are outside the bill's automatic protection, because H.R. 2550 uses a fixed cutoff date.
HR2550 Legislative Journey
Sent to Senate
Dec 15, 2025
Received in the Senate.
House: Passed 231-195
Dec 11, 2025
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 195 (Roll no. 332). (text: CR H5795)
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House: Committee Action
Apr 1, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
About the Sponsor
Jared Golden
Democrat, Maine's 2nd congressional district · 7 years in Congress
Committees: Natural Resources, Armed Services
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Cosponsors (226)
This bill has 226 cosponsors: 217 Democrats, 9 Republicans. Cosponsors represent 40 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, and 37 more.
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican · PA
Donald Norcross
Democrat · NJ
Nick LaLota
Republican · NY
Mark Pocan
Democrat · WI
Michael Turner
Republican · OH
Debbie Dingell
Democrat · MI
Michael Lawler
Republican · NY
Dina Titus
Democrat · NV
Don Bacon
Republican · NE
CLEO FIELDS
Democrat · LA
Seth Moulton
Democrat · MA
Eleanor Norton
Democrat · DC
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Committee Sponsors
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
22 of 47 committee members cosponsored
H.R. 2550 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Oversight and Government Reform
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- Labor and Employment
- Introduced
- Apr 1, 2025
Passed the House, received in Senate
Dec 15, 2025
Official Sources
Official legislative status page for the Protect America's Workforce Act, useful for confirming House passage and Senate receipt.
Official U.S. Code text for the chapter on federal service labor-management relations, which supplies the legal framework for the contracts H.R. 2550 protects.
Official archive area where executive orders and related presidential actions are published, relevant to the March 27, 2025 labor order the bill seeks to nullify.
OPM provides governmentwide policy resources on federal labor-management relations, helping explain how agencies handle bargaining and contract administration.
Official CBO page for federal bill cost estimates, relevant if a budget score exists for H.R. 2550 or related labor legislation.
GovInfo hosts official presidential documents, including executive orders and related materials that can help verify the order referenced in H.R. 2550.
H.R. 2550 Common Questions
What does H.R. 2550 do?
It cancels a March 27, 2025 White House labor order and says federal union contracts already in effect on March 26, 2025 stay valid through their stated end date.
Has H.R. 2550 passed?
Partly. H.R. 2550 passed the House and, according to Congress.gov metadata provided here, has been received in the Senate.
Does H.R. 2550 stop agencies from enforcing the March 27 labor order?
Yes. The bill says that order has no force or effect and bars federal agencies from spending money to carry it out.
Which union contracts are protected under H.R. 2550?
Contracts between executive branch agencies and unions representing federal employees are protected if they were already in effect on March 26, 2025.
How long do protected contracts stay in effect?
Through the contract's stated term. H.R. 2550 does not make them permanent—it preserves them until their existing end date.
Would a contract signed after March 26, 2025 be automatically protected?
No. The bill's automatic protection only applies to agreements already in effect by March 26, 2025.
Does H.R. 2550 apply to all federal agencies?
It applies across the executive branch, so it is not limited to one department. The key test is whether the contract was in effect on March 26, 2025.
Does H.R. 2550 create new union rights for federal workers?
Not really. Its main purpose is to preserve existing contracts and undo one specific executive order, not create a new bargaining system.
Based on H.R. 2550 bill text
H.R. 2550 Bill Text
“To nullify the Executive Order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, and for other purposes.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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