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Jul 31, 2025
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Jul 31, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Jul 31, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Jul 31, 2025
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Jul 31, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025 6:32 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2631 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2631
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 31, 2025
Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2631 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2631
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 31, 2025
Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, 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 NIST's Workforce Act''.
SEC. 2.
STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.
(a) In General.--Until the date that full-year appropriations for
the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2026
have been enacted into law, the National Institute of Standards and
Technology may not conduct any reduction in force pursuant to sections
3501 through 3504 and 3595 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Application.--For the purposes of carrying out subsection
(a) ,
such subsection shall be in addition to any other authority with
respect to adverse personnel actions, including chapter 75 of such
title 5.
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(a) In General.--Until the date that full-year appropriations for
the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2026
have been enacted into law, the National Institute of Standards and
Technology may not conduct any reduction in force pursuant to sections
3501 through 3504 and 3595 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Application.--For the purposes of carrying out subsection
(a) ,
such subsection shall be in addition to any other authority with
respect to adverse personnel actions, including chapter 75 of such
title 5.
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