CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Donald Norcross (D-NJ)

Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2025

H.R. 2736 · House bill Labor and Employment

A Democratic bill with 6 Republican cosponsors · See all 192 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2025 aims to secure the rights of public employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively. It establishes federal minimum standards for collective bargaining rights and procedures. The Federal Labor Relations Authority is tasked with determining if State laws already provide equivalent or greater protections. If a State's laws are found insufficient, the Authority will administer these minimum standards. The bill also includes specific prohibitions regarding emergency and public safety services.

Yes

  • Scored +9

    Would union members be better off under this?

    The bill significantly expands collective bargaining rights and organizational protections for public sector workers.

  • Scored +8

    Does this strengthen the rights of workers to organise?

    The bill establishes federal minimum standards for public employee collective bargaining and self-organization rights.

  • Scored +6

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill empowers the Federal Labor Relations Authority to implement standards in states that do not meet federal requirements.

The opposite

  • Scored -5

    Does this leave more decisions to the states?

    The bill allows federal intervention in state labor law if federal standards are not met.

  • Scored -3

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Public employers may face increased costs and administrative requirements due to mandatory bargaining standards.