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S. 2837

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Summary

S. 2837, the Protect America’s Workforce Act, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 17, 2025 by Sen. Mark Warner (D) with 48 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Sep 17, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 2837 has 48 co-sponsors.

sb2837/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2837 IS: Protect America’s Workforce Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-17
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2837
  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. Luján ,
  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protect America’s Workforce Act  .
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.
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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-17
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Sep 17, 2025

sb2837/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (09/17/2025)

Sponsors

Sen. Mark Warner (D) sponsors S. 2837, and 48 members have co-sponsored it, 47 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2837 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Sep 17, 2025 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 2837 has taken 2 actions since Sep 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 17, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Sep 17, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2837 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2837 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protect America’s Workforce Act — Display Title
  • Protect America’s Workforce Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to nullify certain Executive orders relating to exclusions from Federal labor-management relations programs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

11 clients hired 11 firms and 59 registered lobbyists who named S. 2837 in 40 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Government Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Agriculture.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO—District of Columbia17—
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS—District of Columbia14—
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS—District of Columbia14—
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION—Virginia14—
NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION—District of Columbia14—
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia14—
AFL-CIO—District of Columbia13—
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES—District of Columbia13—
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS—Maryland13—
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION—District of Columbia12—
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE—Virginia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO17—
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS14—
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS14—
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION14—
NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION14—
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION14—
AFL-CIO13—
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES13—
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS13—
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION12—
THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 59.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DANIEL HOROWITZ117
ELLIOT FRIEDMAN117
FIONA KOHRMAN117
HERB SMITH117
KEITH ABOUCHAR117
LISA SWIRSKY117
SERGIO ESPINOSA117
ANTHONY LIVINGSTON116
GABRIEL PEDREIRA116
GRANT SCHOTT116
JUSTIN PERPICH116
KEVIN LIDDELL116
RYAN MIMS116
SHANNON FAULK116
STEVEN CAMPISI116
DAVID SIMON114
EARL HADLEY114
JENNIFER SCULLY114
JENNIFER TYREE114
JOHN HATTON114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2026 first_quarter$880K1st Quarter - Report
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$860K3rd Quarter - Report
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2025 fourth_quarter$760K4th Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERSINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS2026 second_quarter$715K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERSINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS2025 fourth_quarter$710K4th Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERSINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS2026 first_quarter$680K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2026 first_quarter$490K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 fourth_quarter$450.4K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 fourth_quarter$450K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 third_quarter$430K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2026 second_quarter$410K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2026 first_quarter$410K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2026 second_quarter$390K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$360.2K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$360.2K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$360.2K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2837 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2837’s is Labor and Employment.

s2837/policy-areas.txt
Labor and EmploymentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com