Federal Workforce Unions

The House passed the bill 231–195 to repeal President Trump’s March 2025 executive order that barred collective bargaining at parts of several federal agencies—including DoD, State, VA, Justice, Energy, DHS, Treasury, HHS, Interior and Agriculture—with 20 Republicans joining Democrats after the measure was forced to the floor via a discharge petition led by Rep. Jared Golden. Golden and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick are pushing the Senate to take up the repeal; a companion bill introduced in September already has GOP support from Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins (who appeared to sign on after the House vote), and sponsors say they expect additional Republican senators to join.