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Protect America’s Workforce Act

To nullify certain Executive orders relating to exclusions from Federal labor-management relations programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced Sep 17, 2025

Latest action (Sep 17, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Policy area
Labor and Employment
Issues
Labor & Wages

Summary
  • Nullifies Executive Order 14251 (relating to exclusions from Federal labor-management relations programs) and Executive Order 14343 (relating to further exclusions from Federal labor-management relations).
  • Prohibits Federal funds from being obligated or expended to carry out Executive Orders 14251 or 14343.
  • Requires that collective bargaining agreements between Federal agencies and labor organizations in effect as of March 26, 2025, remain in full force and effect through their stated terms.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
48 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Mark R. Warner’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • CAPITAL GROUP $50,000
  • THE BOEING COMPANY $40,000
  • BLACKROCK $32,400
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $24,700
  • C3 AI $18,300

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mark R. Warner → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Sep 17, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
  2. Sep 17, 2025 Introduced in Senate

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 2568 — Protecting American Jobs Act · Introduced Jul 31, 2025 · Cong. 119 76%
  • S 3215 — Putting American Workers First Act · Introduced Nov 19, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 3797 — EO 14278 Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 68%
  • S 2987 — American Workforce Act · Introduced Oct 8, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%
  • HR 6015 — VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act · Introduced Nov 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%
  • HR 5676 — Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act · Introduced Oct 3, 2025 · Cong. 119 65%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2025

Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Coons, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Smith, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To nullify certain Executive orders relating to exclusions from Federal labor-management relations programs, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Protect America’s Workforce Act”.

SEC. 2. NULLIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS RELATING TO EXCLUSIONS FROM FEDERAL LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS PROGRAMS.

Executive Order 14251 (90 Fed. Reg. 14553; relating to exclusions from Federal labor-management relations programs) and Executive Order 14343 (90 Fed. Reg. 42683; relating to further exclusions from the Federal labor-management relations program) shall have no force or effect, and no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to carry out either such Executive order.

SEC. 3. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.

Any collective bargaining agreement in effect as of March 26, 2025, between any agency in the executive branch of the Federal Government and any labor organization that is an exclusive representative of Federal employees shall have full force and effect through the stated term of the applicable agreement. <all>

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