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To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would impose a moratorium on reductions in force and involuntary employee separations at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) until full-year appropriations for NOAA for fiscal year 2026 are enacted into law. The moratorium would prohibit NOAA from conducting any reductions in force or involuntary separations of competitive service employees, career excepted service employees, or career appointees in the Senior Executive Service. An exception would allow NOAA to conduct involuntary separations for cause based on charges of misconduct, delinquency, or inefficiency. The moratorium would operate in addition to existing federal laws regarding adverse personnel actions and employee rights.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
19 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. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- 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 Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · 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 Mr. Amo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 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 NOAA’s Workforce Act”.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN FORCE MORATORIUM AT NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.—Until on or after the date that full-year appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the Administration 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 Administration 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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