S. 636 119th Congress Senate

Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act

Official title: A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 19, 2025 Introduced by: John W. Hickenlooper Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liabilityEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFederal appellate courtsFirst responders and emergency personnel

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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementJudicial review and appealsLabor standardsLabor-management relationsLaw enforcement officersState and local government operations

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Feb 19, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Feb 19, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
May 12, 1994	Senate · vote #112	On the Conference Report S. 636	Agreed To	69–30	See who voted →
Nov 16, 1993	Senate · vote #373	On Passage of the Bill S. 636	Passed	69–30	See who voted →

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 37

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
for INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
STEPTOE LLP
for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
for NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
for NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
for NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
for NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
37 filings
SENATE
37 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
30 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
23 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
23 filings
White House Office
16 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
9 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
7 filings

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Cosponsors 2

Slotkin, Elissa

Michigan · May 12, 2026

Hassan, Margaret Wood

New Hampshire · Feb 19, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 636: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-636/

MLA

"S. 636: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-636/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 636, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-636/.

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