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S. 3583 116th Congress Senate

Protecting Collective Bargaining and Official Time for Federal Workers Act

Official title: A bill to provide that certain Executive orders and Presidential memorandum with respect to Federal employee collective bargaining shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 25, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Mar 25, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 25, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 25, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Collective Bargaining and Official Time for Federal Workers Act

This bill nullifies certain executive orders concerning federal-employee collective bargaining. Specifically, it rescinds orders and a memorandum that

  • limit the use of unrestricted grants for union activity,
  • specify objectives for agencies to negotiate collective-bargaining agreements and establish the Interagency Labor Relations Working Group,
  • establish principles for the removal and discipline of federal employees and other personnel issues, and
  • delegate authority to the Secretary of Defense to exclude the Department of Defense from certain labor-relations requirements.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6379 Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • HR 6246 Protecting Collective Bargaining and Official Time for Federal Workers Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11 Independent 1
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 12, 2020
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 25, 2020
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 25, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 25, 2020
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 25, 2020
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 25, 2020
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 25, 2020
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 25, 2020
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 25, 2020
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Mar 25, 2020
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 25, 2020
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Mar 25, 2020
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