Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 39
- Latest action
- Apr 8, 2025
What it does
The Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2025 would establish federal minimum standards for collective bargaining rights for public employees, including the right to organize, bargain collectively, and engage in concerted activities, while requiring public employers to recognize and bargain with freely chosen labor organizations. It applies to public employees and employers engaged in commerce, excluding supervisory, management, confidential employees, and elected officials. If a state’s laws do not meet these standards, the Federal Labor Relations Authority would determine noncompliance and, after a waiting period, subject the state to federal enforcement procedures under the bill.
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Mazie Hirono
- Adam Schiff
- Alejandro Padilla
- Amy Klobuchar
- Andy Kim
- Angela Alsobrooks
- Ben Luján
- Bernard Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Charles Schumer
- Chris Van Hollen
- Christopher Coons
- Christopher Murphy
- Cory Booker
- Edward Markey
- Elissa Slotkin
- Elizabeth Warren
- Gary Peters
- Jacky Rosen
- Jeff Merkley
- John Fetterman
- John Hickenlooper
- John Reed
- Jon Ossoff
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Lisa Blunt Rochester
- Maria Cantwell
- Martin Heinrich
- Patty Murray
- Peter Welch
- Richard Blumenthal
- Richard Durbin
- Ron Wyden
- Ruben Gallego
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Tammy Baldwin
- Tammy Duckworth
- Timothy Kaine
- Tina Smith
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.