,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,kilmer 7for himself1 ,mr4             
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4       
,kaptur1 and ,mr4 ,vela7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide that certain   
,executive orders with respect to       
,federal employee collective bargaining 
shall have no force or effect1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,protecting    
,collective ,bargaining and ,official   
,time for ,federal ,workers ,act4  #b4  
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,federal unions play a critical   
role in protecting the rights of        
,federal workers by allowing members to 
have a collective voice on the job and  
in the legislative process1 advance     
issues for working families1 ensure     
equal opportunities for all workers1 and
 raise the standards by which all       

professional and technical workers are  
employed4  7#b7 ,collective bargaining  
is essential to the union process1      
because it provides mutual agreement    
between all parties that fosters        
harmonious relationships between the    
,federal ,government and its employees  
and protects the interest of both       
parties4  7#c7 ,the current             
administration has acted through        
,executive orders and official          
memorandums to dismantle ,federal unions
 and undermine their collective         
bargaining rights across the ,federal   
workforce and these directives have     
already negatively impacted labor       
contracts1 both signed and under active 
negotiation4  7#d7 ,these orders set an 
aggressive schedule for unions to engage
 in collective bargaining1 while also   
slashing the unions official time for   
performing union duties by over #ia     
percent in some cases4 ,these actions   
are limiting the ability for unions to  
prepare for negotiations and perform    

their legally required employee         
representational duties4  7#e7 ,section 
#gaja7;a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 states1 ,congress finds that     
labor organizations and collective      
bargaining in the civil service are in  
the public interest44 ,attempting to    
eliminate the union by eliminating      
almost all its official time repudiates 
the statutory position that unions are  
in the public interest4  7#f7 ,through  
these orders1 agencies are required to  
comply with artificial bargaining       
schedules1 which undermine good faith   
negotiations and divert the decision    
making to an impasse panel1 which has no
 union representation on it and does not
 represent both parties4  7#g7          
,collectively1 the administration's     
actions have violated congressional     
intent1 undermined the ability of unions
 to engage in collective bargaining1 and
 threatened the rights and benefits of  
millions of ,federal workers4  #c4      
,nullification of ,executive ,orders    

relating to ,federal employee collective
 bargaining ,each of the following      
,executive orders and ,presidential     
memorandum are rescinded and shall have 
no force or effect3 7#a7 ,executive     
,order #achcg 7relating to the use of   
official time74  7#b7 ,executive ,order 
#achcf 7relating to ,federal collective 
bargaining74  7#c7 ,executive ,order    
#achci 7relating to the ,merit ,systems 
,protection ,board74  7#d7 ,the         
,presidential ,memorandum on the        
,delegation of ,certain ,authority under
 the ,federal ,service                  
,labor-,management ,relations ,statute1 
issued to the ,secretary of ,defense on 
,january #bi1 #bjbj4