13 Republicans be a part of Democrats to advance invoice reversing Trump union order

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13 Home Republicans joined Democrats in advancing a invoice to reverse President Donald Trump 's government order cracking down on federal employee unions on Wednesday night.

The invoice was led by Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, who compelled a vote on the measure through a mechanism referred to as a discharge petition. It is designed to pressure a vote on laws over the desires of their management — supplied it will get help from a majority of Home lawmakers.

A movement to proceed with debate and a vote on the ultimate invoice handed the House in a 222 to 200 vote. All 209 voting Democrats voted with 13 Republicans to advance the invoice, which is now headed for an additional Home-wide procedural hurdle on Thursday.

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after talking to troops through video from his Mar-a-Lago property on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Palm Seaside, Fla. (Alex Brandon/AP Photograph)

If it survives a Home "rule vote," the ultimate vote to move the repeal may even happen Thursday.

The Republicans who voted to advance the laws are Reps. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., Tom Kean, R-N.J., Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, Chris Smith, R-N.J., Pete Stauber, R-Minn., and Mike Turner, R-Ohio.

5 Home Republicans had signed onto Golden's petition together with 213 Democrats — Fitzpatrick, Bresnahan, Bacon, Lawler, and LaLota.

Golden's invoice known as the Defend America's Workforce Act and is aimed toward repealing a March 2025 government order by Trump.

Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, attends a information convention within the Capitol Customer Heart in Washington, July 17, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc through Getty Photos)

Trump's order blocked collective bargaining with unions at an array of federal agencies , together with elements of the departments of Protection, State, Veterans Affairs, Justice and Power.

It additionally affected employees on the departments of Homeland Security (DHS), Treasury, Well being and Human Providers (HHS), Inside and Agriculture.

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Profitable discharge petitions are uncommon within the Home, with most lawmakers within the majority occasion typically cautious of being in open defiance of their occasion leaders.

However many of the Republicans who backed Golden's measure are anticipated to both face no less than considerably robust re-election bids or have districts situated in blue states the place bipartisanship is predicted on sure key points.

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Discharge petitions have additionally turn out to be a extra frequent train within the Home this yr, with the GOP grappling with a razor-thin majority that presently solely lets Republicans lose two votes on any party-line measure.

Republicans like Lawler, LaLota, Malliotakis, and others have additionally been supported by unions .

The laws will now be debated within the Home earlier than a remaining vote. It should then be taken up and accredited within the Senate and head to Trump's desk for his signature to be enacted.

Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox Information Digital main protection of the Home of Representatives. Earlier digital bylines seen at Each day Mail and CBS Information.