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Did Gabe Evans vote to overturn Trump's order on federal worker unions?

Matches stated record claim. He voted for the House-passed bill that would cancel the order, which covers Defense Department civilians among others; it is not law.

Gabe Evans

Federal workers: the union order

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What they say

In the October 7 debate he said he voted to overturn a Trump executive order on the military workforce.

What the record shows ·

On December 11, 2025 he voted yes when the House passed H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act, 231 to 195; 20 Republicans voted yes. It would cancel Executive Order 14251 of March 27, 2025, which took many agencies, the Defense Department among them, out of federal union bargaining rules. It is not law.

Limit: He did not name the bill. The order covers civilian workers at many agencies, Defense among them, not military service members. The bill is not law.

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  1. Berthoud Weekly Surveyor CD8 debate, October 7, 2026 (at 60:38)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOy67ykEoHc&t=3638s

    Berthoud Weekly Surveyor · Published Oct 8, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    The Surveyor's full video of the October 7 debate at Grace Place, Berthoud. Evans says he voted to overturn a Trump executive order on the military workforce. Described from YouTube's captions of the video, read on October 10, 2026; not quoted, because a second transcript to check the wording against was not available.

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  2. Roll Call 332, H.R. 2550 (document)

    Clerk of the U.S. House · Published Dec 11, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Protect America's Workforce Act, passage, December 11, 2025, 231 to 195. Republicans 20 yes, 195 no. Evans (CO) Yea.

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  3. H.R. 2550, Protect America's Workforce Act, as passed by the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr2550eh/html/BILLS-119hr2550eh.htm

    GovInfo · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Says the March 27, 2025 executive order on exclusions from federal labor-management programs shall have no force or effect. Not law.

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  4. Executive Order 14251, Exclusions From Federal Labor-Management Relations Programshttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-03/html/2025-05836.htm

    Federal Register (GovInfo) · Published Apr 3, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Signed March 27, 2025. Takes many agencies out of the federal labor-management (union bargaining) rules; the Department of Defense is on the list.

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