[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1006 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1006

      To prohibit Federal employees from organizing, joining, or 
participating in labor unions for purposes of collective bargaining or 
                representation, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2025

Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
      To prohibit Federal employees from organizing, joining, or 
participating in labor unions for purposes of collective bargaining or 
                representation, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Workforce Freedom Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Collective bargaining agreement.--The term ``collective 
        bargaining agreement'' means any written or oral agreement, 
        memorandum of understanding, or contract between a Federal 
        agency and a labor union that establishes terms or conditions 
        of employment for Federal employees.
            (2) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the 
        meaning given the term ``agency'' in section 551 of title 5, 
        United States Code.
            (3) Federal employee.--The term ``Federal employee'' means 
        an individual employed in or under a Federal agency.
            (4) Labor union.--The term ``labor union'' means any 
        organization, association, agency, or Federal employee 
        representation group that exists for the purpose, in whole or 
        in part, of representing Federal employees in matters 
        concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, hours, benefits, 
        or other terms and conditions of Federal employment.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITIONS.

    (a) Federal Employees.--No Federal employee may organize, join, or 
participate in a labor union for purposes of collective bargaining or 
representation.
    (b) Federal Agencies.--No Federal agency may recognize or engage in 
collective bargaining negotiations with a labor union.

SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Any collective bargaining agreement entered into 
before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act is terminated.
    (b) Pending Proceedings.--Any arbitration, dispute resolution, or 
grievance proceeding filed before, on, or after the date of enactment 
of this Act that is based on an agreement described in subsection (a) 
shall be dismissed.

SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.
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