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To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill establishes a moratorium on reductions in force at the National Institute of Standards and Technology until Congress enacts full-year appropriations for NIST for fiscal year 2026. During this period, NIST may not conduct involuntary separations of employees in any employment category. The moratorium does not prevent NIST from terminating employees for cause, such as misconduct, delinquency, or inefficiency. The moratorium applies to employees in the competitive service, excepted service, and Senior Executive Service.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
18 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. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- 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)
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Actions (2)
- Mar 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. · house
- Mar 18, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 18, 2025
Ms. Lofgren (for herself and Ms. Stevens) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Saving NIST’s Workforce Act”.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN FORCE MORATORIUM AT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.
(a) In General.—Until on or after the date that full-year appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the Institute may not—
(1) initiate or implement any reduction in force; or
(2) conduct an involuntary separation of any employee in the competitive service or the excepted service, any career employee in the excepted service, or any career appointee in the Senior Executive Service of the Institute 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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