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To prohibit certain removals of employees of the Department of Health and Human Services and sub-agencies and operating divisions thereof, and for other purposes.

To prohibit certain removals of employees of the Department of Health and Human Services and sub-agencies and operating divisions thereof, and for other purposes.

Introduced Apr 1, 2025

Latest action (Apr 1, 2025) Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 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.

Referred to
Natural Resources Committee Ways and Means Committee Education and Workforce Committee Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Health
Issues
Healthcare

Summary

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to remove employees from the Department of Health and Human Services or its sub-agencies and operating divisions if the removals total 3 percent or more of the workforce within a 60-day period. The restriction applies to any type of agency action, including reductions in force or reorganizations, whether they affect the entire department or individual sub-agencies and divisions. By preventing funding for large-scale employee removals within short timeframes, the bill effectively limits the department's ability to conduct rapid workforce reductions.

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Sponsor (1)
38 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Apr 1, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 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
  2. Apr 1, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Apr 1, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 1, 2025

Ms. McClellan (for herself, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Norton, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Peters, Mr. Panetta, Ms. McBride, Mr. Carson, and Ms. Tokuda) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 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 prohibit certain removals of employees of the Department of Health and Human Services and sub-agencies and operating divisions thereof, 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. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REMOVALS OF EMPLOYEES FOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND SUB-AGENCIES AND DIVISIONS.

No Federal funds may be obligated or expended to remove any employee of the Department of Health and Human Services or any sub- agency or operating division of the Department of Health and Human Services under any agency action (including any reduction in force conducted pursuant to subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code or any agency reorganization) that provides for—

(1) the removal of 3 percent or more of the total number of employees at the Department of Health and Human Services within a 60-day period; or

(2) the removal of 3 percent or more of the total number of employees at each sub-agency or operating division within the Department of Health and Human Services within a 60-day period. <all>

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