Overview

• Sen. Mark Warner introduced the Protect America’s Workforce Act with all 47 Senate Democrats and Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski as co-sponsors.
• The bill would nullify Trump’s executive orders from March and August and restore every collective bargaining agreement that was in place on March 26.
• Trump’s orders invoked a rarely used 1978 civil service national-security provision and were expanded to cover agencies including EPA, FEMA and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Multiple court challenges are pending, but appellate rulings have allowed the administration to continue implementing the orders as agencies move to cancel contracts.
• House efforts include an NDAA provision to restore Defense Department civilian bargaining rights and a discharge petition with 216 supporters seeking a floor vote to overturn the orders.