,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cehc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #be1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,brown1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4         
,sanders1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,kaine1    
,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mrs4        
,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,schatz1
 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 and ,mr4
 ,peters7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to provide that certain ,executive     
orders and ,presidential memorandum 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 states that ,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 and 
,presidential memorandum 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   
7#hc ,fed4 ,reg4 #becce2 relating to the
 use of official time74  7#b7 ,executive
 ,order #achcf 7#hc ,fed4 ,reg4 #becbi2 
relating to ,federal collective         
bargaining74  7#c7 ,executive ,order    
#achci 7#hc ,fed4 ,reg4 #becdc2 relating
 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