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Resolution providing reconciliation instructions for the drafting of H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” (House Roll Call Vote 50 on H. Con. Res. 14)
- Description: AFGE opposed H. Con. Res. 14 because it would have opened the door to huge tax cuts that would be paid for by deep cuts to government programs and the federal workforce. These cuts would threaten the nonpartisan civil service and undermine the services federal employees provide to Americans every day. Further, AFGE was concerned that the bill would give the administration more power to fire federal workers, weaken agencies, and cut off funds Congress already approved. AFGE believed stopping the bill would help protect federal jobs, keep agencies working for the public, and give Congress time to negotiate a fair, bipartisan funding plan.
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Oppose |
House |
February 25, 2025 |
Vote Info |
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Cuts to Federal Benefits (House Roll Call Vote 145 on H.R. 1)
- Description: AFGE opposed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB)” in the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025, because it proposed significant cuts to federal employee health and retirement benefits. These proposals, which AFGE successfully defeated, would have slashed take-home pay, reduced future retirement security, crippled the non-partisan civil service, and made federal jobs less attractive, ultimately hurting public service delivery for all Americans.
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Oppose |
House |
May 22, 2025 |
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Full Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R. 1968) (House Roll Call Vote 70; Senate Roll Call Votes 128 & 133)
- Description: AFGE opposed the bill to fund the federal government through September 30, 2025 because it did not include critical provisions to ensure the Trump administration spent the appropriated funds as Congress stipulated. At the time this measure was considered, in March 2025, the Trump administration had repeatedly demonstrated that it would not spend appropriated funds as the law dictated with respect to USAID, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Education, to name just three agencies. Moreover, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), without Congressional authorization, was in the midst of purging the federal workforce and dismantling federal agencies. AFGE strongly advocated for passage of a bipartisan spending bill that would have forced the administration to spend appropriated funds as Congress intended, kept in place the structure and size of the civil service, and protected federal pay and benefits. The House and Senate majority refused to consider such a bill. The most important of the three votes listed here was the Senate vote to invoke cloture and end debate on H.R. 1968, which required a super-majority vote of 60. Ten Senate Democrats and Independents voted with 52 Republicans to invoke cloture, setting up the vote for final passage of H.R. 1968 by a simple majority.
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House & Senate |
March 11–15, 2025 |
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Norcross Collective Bargaining Rights Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (House Roll Call Vote 319 on S. 1071)
- Description: Adoption of this amendment, offered by Rep. Don Norcross (D-NJ), would have added language to the National Defense Authorization Act that would have restored collective bargaining rights for approximately 300,000 Defense Department workers that the Trump administration terminated in March 2025.
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Support |
House |
December 10, 2025 |
Vote Info |
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Discharge Petition on H.R. 2550, the “Protect America’s Workforce Act” (House Roll Call Vote 331 on H. Res. 432)
- Description: AFGE supported the vote on the discharge petition on H.R. 2550 because it enabled the eventual consideration of H.R. 2550, the bill offered by Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) restoring long-standing collective bargaining rights that the Trump administration terminated in March 2025. Without adoption of this discharge petition, the House would not have had the opportunity to vote on H.R. 2550.
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Support |
House |
December 11, 2025 |
Vote Info |
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Final Passage of H.R. 2550, the “Protect America’s Workforce Act” (House Roll Call Vote 332 on H.R. 2550)
- Description: AFGE supported passage of H.R. 2550 in the House of Representatives because the legislation would overturn executive orders ending collective bargaining at numerous federal agencies and reinstate all collective bargaining agreements that were in effect on March 26, 2025.
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Support |
House |
December 11, 2025 |
Vote Info |
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Confirmation of Russell Vought to be OMB Director (Senate Roll Call Vote 37)
- Description: AFGE opposed this confirmation because Russell Vought has a long record of attacking the civil service system, including pushing policies in the first Trump administration that converted nonpartisan civil service positions into political appointments and weakened union rights. As a leading author of “Project 2025” released during the 2024 presidential campaign, Vought detailed plans to dismantle the civil service system. His actions and statements demonstrated hostility toward federal workers and collective bargaining, making him unfit to oversee an agency with broad power over the federal workforce.
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Oppose |
Senate |
February 6, 2025 |
Vote Info |
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Senator Alsobrooks Collective Bargaining Rights Amendment Vote (Senate Roll Call Vote 175 on S. Amdt. 1466 to S. Amdt. 1717 to H. Con. Res. 14)
- Description: AFGE supported the vote on Senator Angela Alsobrooks’ (D-MD) amendment to the FY25 Budget Bill (H. Con. Res. 14) to protect collective bargaining rights and prohibit attacks on federal employees.
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Support |
Senate |
April 4, 2025 |
Vote Info |
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S. 3012, the “Shutdown Fairness Act” (Senate Roll Call Vote 609 on S. 3012)
- Description: AFGE supported a vote on the Shutdown Fairness Act, a bill introduced by Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), to ensure that excepted and furloughed federal employees are paid during a government shutdown.
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Support |
Senate |
November 7, 2025 |
Vote Info |
