Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 2550

Protect America's Workforce Act

Passed the HouseConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Jared F. Golden DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Labor and Employment.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

226 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Donald Norcross DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Nick LaLota RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Mark Pocan DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Michael R. Turner RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Debbie Dingell DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Michael Lawler RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Dina Titus DDemocrat
Don Bacon RRepublican
Cleo Fields DDemocrat
Seth Moulton DDemocrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton DDemocrat
Sarah Elfreth DDemocrat
Nikki Budzinski DDemocrat
Val T. Hoyle DDemocrat
Gwen Moore DDemocrat
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. DDemocrat
Maggie Goodlander DDemocrat
Sara Jacobs DDemocrat
John W. Mannion DDemocrat
Kristen McDonald Rivet DDemocrat
Rashida Tlaib DDemocrat
Emily Randall DDemocrat
Daniel S. Goldman DDemocrat
Jesús G. "Chuy" García DDemocrat
Ed Case DDemocrat
Steven Horsford DDemocrat
James P. McGovern DDemocrat
Timothy M. Kennedy DDemocrat
Alma S. Adams DDemocrat
Shomari Figures DDemocrat
Norma J. Torres DDemocrat
Haley M. Stevens DDemocrat
Mary Gay Scanlon DDemocrat
Nikema Williams DDemocrat
Eric Sorensen DDemocrat
Brad Sherman DDemocrat
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez DDemocrat
Delia C. Ramirez DDemocrat
Shontel M. Brown DDemocrat
Greg Stanton DDemocrat
Betty McCollum DDemocrat
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez DDemocrat
Jennifer L. McClellan DDemocrat
Salud O. Carbajal DDemocrat
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. DDemocrat
Lucy McBath DDemocrat
Shri Thanedar DDemocrat
Jason Crow DDemocrat
Maxine Dexter DDemocrat
Bennie G. Thompson DDemocrat
Yassamin Ansari DDemocrat
Frank Pallone, Jr. DDemocrat
Greg Landsman DDemocrat
Suhas Subramanyam DDemocrat
Eugene Simon Vindman DDemocrat
Ro Khanna DDemocrat
Josh Harder DDemocrat
Thomas R. Suozzi DDemocrat
Greg Casar DDemocrat
Nydia M. Velázquez DDemocrat
Robin L. Kelly DDemocrat
John B. Larson DDemocrat
Marcy Kaptur DDemocrat
Marc A. Veasey DDemocrat
Glenn Ivey DDemocrat
Gabe Amo DDemocrat
Marilyn Strickland DDemocrat
Al Green DDemocrat
Josh Riley DDemocrat
Julie Johnson DDemocrat
Rosa L. DeLauro DDemocrat
Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. DDemocrat
George Latimer DDemocrat
André Carson DDemocrat
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] DDemocrat
Sylvia R. Garcia DDemocrat
Joaquin Castro DDemocrat
Christopher R. Deluzio DDemocrat
Donald G. Davis DDemocrat
Terri A. Sewell DDemocrat
Bonnie Watson Coleman DDemocrat
Chellie Pingree DDemocrat
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] DDemocrat
Mike Quigley DDemocrat
Joe Neguse DDemocrat
Chris Pappas DDemocrat
LaMonica McIver DDemocrat
Brittany Pettersen DDemocrat
Jared Huffman DDemocrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz DDemocrat
Stephen F. Lynch DDemocrat
Robert Garcia DDemocrat
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DDemocrat
Paul Tonko DDemocrat
Emanuel Cleaver DDemocrat
Diana DeGette DDemocrat
Ritchie Torres DDemocrat
Jimmy Gomez DDemocrat
Pramila Jayapal DDemocrat
Joseph D. Morelle DDemocrat
Nellie Pou DDemocrat
Jim Costa DDemocrat
Frank J. Mrvan DDemocrat
Patrick Ryan DDemocrat
Yvette D. Clarke DDemocrat
Joe Courtney DDemocrat
Kelly Morrison DDemocrat
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. RRepublican
Mike Thompson DDemocrat
Linda T. Sánchez DDemocrat
Adam Smith DDemocrat
William R. Keating DDemocrat
Adam Gray DDemocrat
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] DDemocrat
Derek Tran DDemocrat
Suzanne Bonamici DDemocrat
Scott H. Peters DDemocrat
Lori Trahan DDemocrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi DDemocrat
Janice D. Schakowsky DDemocrat
Lloyd Doggett DDemocrat
Bradley Scott Schneider DDemocrat
Frederica S. Wilson DDemocrat
Teresa Leger Fernandez DDemocrat
Kathy Castor DDemocrat
Jamie Raskin DDemocrat
Steny H. Hoyer DDemocrat
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] DDemocrat
Deborah K. Ross DDemocrat
Andrea Salinas DDemocrat
J. Luis Correa DDemocrat
Katherine M. Clark DDemocrat
Laura Friedman DDemocrat
Wesley Bell DDemocrat
Angie Craig DDemocrat
Bill Foster DDemocrat
Judy Chu DDemocrat
Ted Lieu DDemocrat
Emilia Strong Sykes DDemocrat
Lateefah Simon DDemocrat
Kevin Mullin DDemocrat
Kweisi Mfume DDemocrat
Brendan F. Boyle DDemocrat
Nanette Diaz Barragán DDemocrat
Troy A. Carter DDemocrat
Danny K. Davis DDemocrat
Grace Meng DDemocrat
Becca Balint DDemocrat
Raul Ruiz DDemocrat
Julia Brownley DDemocrat
Melanie A. Stansbury DDemocrat
Robert Menendez DDemocrat
Summer L. Lee DDemocrat
Sean Casten DDemocrat
Jahana Hayes DDemocrat
Morgan McGarvey DDemocrat
Suzan K. DelBene DDemocrat
April McClain Delaney DDemocrat
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] DDemocrat
Jill N. Tokuda DDemocrat
Zoe Lofgren DDemocrat
Valerie P. Foushee DDemocrat
Chrissy Houlahan DDemocrat
Janelle S. Bynum DDemocrat
Sarah McBride DDemocrat
Dave Min DDemocrat
John Garamendi DDemocrat
Richard E. Neal DDemocrat
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott DDemocrat
Johnny Olszewski, Jr. DDemocrat
Dwight Evans DDemocrat
Henry Cuellar DDemocrat
Doris O. Matsui DDemocrat
Josh Gottheimer DDemocrat
Jasmine Crockett DDemocrat
Stacey E. Plaskett DDemocrat
Mark DeSaulnier DDemocrat
Jonathan L. Jackson DDemocrat
Lois Frankel DDemocrat
Vicente Gonzalez DDemocrat
Steve Cohen DDemocrat
Darren Soto DDemocrat
Jared Moskowitz DDemocrat
Sharice Davids DDemocrat
Mike Levin DDemocrat
Hillary J. Scholten DDemocrat
Maxwell Frost DDemocrat
Ilhan Omar DDemocrat
Joyce Beatty DDemocrat
Juan Vargas DDemocrat
Lizzie Fletcher DDemocrat
Rick Larsen DDemocrat
Ayanna Pressley DDemocrat
Laura Gillen DDemocrat
Jerrold Nadler DDemocrat
Madeleine Dean DDemocrat
Luz M. Rivas DDemocrat
Veronica Escobar DDemocrat
Susie Lee DDemocrat
Sam T. Liccardo DDemocrat
Mark Takano DDemocrat
Maxine Waters DDemocrat
Kim Schrier DDemocrat
Adriano Espaillat DDemocrat
Sydney Kamlager-Dove DDemocrat
George Whitesides DDemocrat
Lauren Underwood DDemocrat
Jimmy Panetta DDemocrat
Gregory W. Meeks DDemocrat
Nancy Pelosi DDemocrat
Ami Bera DDemocrat
Seth Magaziner DDemocrat
Gabe Vasquez DDemocrat
James E. Clyburn DDemocrat
Jake Auchincloss DDemocrat
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. DDemocrat
Hakeem S. Jeffries DDemocrat
Pete Aguilar DDemocrat
James A. Himes DDemocrat
Christopher H. Smith RRepublican
Pablo José Hernández DDemocrat
James R. Walkinshaw DDemocrat
Derrick Van Orden RRepublican
Adelita S. Grijalva DDemocrat
Ryan Mackenzie RRepublican

Text

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Engrossed in HouseNot checked yetThe official file
Introduced in HouseNot checked yetThe official file

Actions

  1. Received in the Senate.
  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 195 (Roll no. 332). (text: CR H5795)
  4. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 195 (Roll no. 332). (text: CR H5795)
  5. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  6. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2550.
  7. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 432. (consideration: CR H5795-5802)
  8. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  9. Introduced in House
  10. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Oversight and Government Reform Committee (House)Referred To, April 1, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

Confirmed from the official record

2 lobbying reports name H.R. 2550, for 2 clients.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 2550
ClientRegistrantAmount for the whole quarterLobbyists named for this issueFiledReport
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATIONFEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATIONSecond quarter of 2026The report gives no amount
  • GREG STANFORD
Open the report
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEESINTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEESSecond quarter of 2026$135,000reported as expenses
  • TYLER COLIN MCINTOSH
  • JACKSON REES
Open the report

A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, rounded to the nearest $10,000. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 0 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.

All saved lobbying reports that name H.R. 2550

Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

Contributions to this bill's sponsor and cosponsors from lobbyists and firms on its reports
ToReported byPaid to, as reportedAmountDate
Andrea Salinas DDemocratCosponsorPAC OF THE INT ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEESfiled by INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 401105446)ANDREA SALINAS FOR OREGONHonoree: US Representative Andrea Salinas$2,500Open the report
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorPAC OF THE INT ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEESfiled by INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 401105446)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: US Representative Brian Fitzpatrick$2,500Open the report
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorSELFfiled by FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 14371)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Brian Fitzpatrick$1,000Open the report
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorPAC OF THE INT ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEESfiled by INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 401105446)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick$2,500Open the report

Contribution reports are read for 9 of the 227 sponsors and cosponsors so far.

Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.

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