HR 2207 — Saving DOE’s Workforce Act

Summary

This bill institutes a moratorium on workforce reductions at the Department of Energy that lasts until full-year fiscal year 2026 appropriations for the department have been enacted into law. During this period, the department cannot initiate layoffs or involuntarily separate most federal employees, including those in the competitive service, excepted service, or Senior Executive Service. The moratorium does not prevent the department from separating employees for cause, such as misconduct, delinquency, or inefficiency.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)

17 cosponsors

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA)
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
Rep. Rivas, Luz [D-CA-29] (D-CA)
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI)
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Zoe Lofgren’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

NULL $71,879
GOOGLE $44,350
FRAGOMEN $34,400
CISCO $21,800
BERRY APPLEMAN & LEIDEN LLP $19,800

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Actions (2)

Mar 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
Mar 18, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)

Introduced in House · Mar 18, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 18, 2025

Ms. Lofgren (for herself and Ms. Ross) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the Department of Energy, 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 DOE’s Workforce Act”.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN FORCE MORATORIUM AT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

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

(1) initiate or implement any reduction in force; 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 the Department except for cause on charges of misconduct, delinquency, or inefficiency.

(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 such title 5. <all>

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