FOCA Act of 2025

Key Points

• The bill stops federal agencies from writing bid rules that require or ban agreements with unions on federal construction projects, aiming for government neutrality on labor affiliation.
• The same rule extends to construction projects funded through federal grants, financial assistance, or cooperative agreements, so state and local projects using federal dollars must also follow it.
• One stated goal is to expand job opportunities on federal construction work for small and disadvantaged businesses, many of which are non-union.
• Contractors and subcontractors remain free to sign union agreements on their own; the bill only bars the government from requiring or forbidding it.
• Agencies can exempt specific projects from the ban only to avert an imminent threat to public health or safety or to serve national security, not because of a labor dispute.