Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2550 to Nullify the Executive Order Relating to Exclusions From Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, and for Other Purposes

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Ms. HOYLE of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, on March 27, President Trump issued an executive order that took away the collective bargaining rights of more than a million Federal workers at over 30 agencies under the guise of protecting our national security. This includes VA employees, food and safety inspection service workers, health and human service employees, including those at the CDC and the FDA.

These workers now have had their voices silenced and have no whistleblower protection if they report about working conditions or safety or even illegal actions taken by their agency. They have lost their voice to demand fair treatment or due process, and they have lost the protection for their job.

This is coming from an administration who has been clear that they have no respect for the Federal workforce or even in some cases for the rule of law, who has said that they want to put the Federal workforce in trauma to force them to leave.

The Protect America's Workforce Act nullifies this order and restores all collective bargaining agreements that were in effect before March 26, 2025.

These collective bargaining agreements were bargained in good faith and are a contract between the Federal Government and the people that work for us.

Anyone who says that they are looking out for American workers should support restoring and protecting the collective bargaining rights to allow everyday people, our Federal workforce, to achieve economic security and dignity by speaking with one powerful, unified voice. A union helps workers use their power by standing together to level the playing field.

It is disappointing that this bill couldn't come to the floor through the regular process as there is enough bipartisan support to pass this good and critical legislation, but that didn't happen.

I am grateful to my colleague, Jared Golden, for filing this discharge petition. I am proud to speak in favor of it. This is a good bill. I encourage my colleagues to vote ``aye.''

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