Saving the Department of the Interior's Workforce Act

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Aug 1, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100

Aug 1, 2025

Introduced in House

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Aug 1, 2025

Introduced in House

Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000

Aug 1, 2025

Subjects (1)

Government Operations and Politics (Policy Area)

Cosponsors (6)

Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]

(D-AZ)
Aug 1, 2025

Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]

(D-OR)
Aug 1, 2025

Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3]

(D-MD)
Aug 1, 2025

Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]

(D-OR)
Aug 1, 2025

Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]

(D-NM)
Aug 1, 2025

Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

(D-CO)
Aug 1, 2025

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Introduced in House

Aug 1, 2025

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4854 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4854

To institute a reduction in force moratorium at all agencies and
bureaus of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 1, 2025

Mr. Huffman (for himself, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Neguse,
Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Ansari, and Ms. Dexter) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To institute a reduction in force moratorium at all agencies and
bureaus of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Saving the Department of the
Interior's Workforce Act''.

SEC. 2.

THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

(a) In General.--Until on or after the date that full-year
appropriations for the Department of the Interior for fiscal year 2026
have been enacted into law, the Secretary of the Interior may not--

(1) initiate or implement any reduction in force at any
agency or bureau of the Department of the Interior; or

(2) conduct an involuntary separation of any employee in
the competitive service, any career employee in the excepted
service, or any career appointee in the Senior Executive
Service of any agency or bureau of the Department of the
Interior except for cause on charges of misconduct,
delinquency, or performance.

(b) Application.--For the purposes of carrying out subsection

(a) --

(1) the terms ``competitive service'', ``excepted
service'', and ``career appointee'' have the meanings given
those terms in sections 2102, 2103, and 3132

(a) , respectively,
of title 5, United States Code; and

(2) such subsection shall be in addition to any other
authority with respect to adverse personnel actions, including
chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code.
<all>

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4854 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4854

 To institute a reduction in force moratorium at all agencies and 
 bureaus of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 August 1, 2025

Mr. Huffman (for himself, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Neguse, 
 Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Ansari, and Ms. Dexter) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
 Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To institute a reduction in force moratorium at all agencies and 
 bureaus of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Saving the Department of the 
Interior's Workforce Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN FORCE MORATORIUM AT ALL AGENCIES AND BUREAUS OF 
 THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

    (a) In General.--Until on or after the date that full-year 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior for fiscal year 2026 
have been enacted into law, the Secretary of the Interior may not--

    (1) initiate or implement any reduction in force at any 
 agency or bureau of the Department of the Interior; or

    (2) conduct an involuntary separation of any employee in 
 the competitive service, any career employee in the excepted 
 service, or any career appointee in the Senior Executive 
 Service of any agency or bureau of the Department of the 
 Interior except for cause on charges of misconduct, 
 delinquency, or performance.

    (b) Application.--For the purposes of carrying out subsection

    (a) --

    (1) the terms ``competitive service'', ``excepted 
 service'', and ``career appointee'' have the meanings given 
 those terms in sections 2102, 2103, and 3132

    (a) , respectively, 
 of title 5, United States Code; and

    (2) such subsection shall be in addition to any other 
 authority with respect to adverse personnel actions, including 
 chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code.
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