# 119-s-2837: Protect America’s Workforce Act

119-s-2837, Protect America’s Workforce Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2837
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protect America’s Workforce Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 48
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Protect federal employees' collective bargaining rights**. This bill would nullify Executive Orders 14251 and 14343 that exclude certain workers from federal labor-management programs, bar any federal funds from carrying them out, and preserve collective bargaining agreements in effect on March 26, 2025 through their stated terms. - Federal employees and unions: Keeps contracts that existed on March 26, 2025 in force until their agreed expiration, protecting negotiated pay and working conditions. - Federal agencies: Prevents agencies from obligating or spending federal funds to implement the two Executive Orders, blocking efforts to remove those exclusions.

## Cosponsors (48)

- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Block orders and protect federal union contracts: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would cancel Executive Orders 14251 and 14343. It would bar federal funds from carrying out those orders. It would also preserve any collective bargaining agreement that was in effect on March 26, 2025. Those agreements would keep their full terms through their stated end dates…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2837 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2837)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2837 (as of 2026-04-21).