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Saving the Forest Service's Workforce Act
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the Forest Service, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill implements a moratorium on reduction in force actions at the Forest Service until the full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are enacted into law. During this moratorium, the Secretary of Agriculture cannot initiate or implement layoffs or conduct involuntary separations of competitive service employees, career excepted service employees, or Senior Executive Service career appointees. The moratorium does not prevent involuntary separations for cause, such as misconduct, delinquency, or performance issues. This moratorium operates in addition to existing personnel action authority under federal law.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
7 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jared Huffman’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $99,425
- ENS RESOURCES INC. $10,700
- GEORGE KOORTBOJIAN $7,100
- REED INTERNATIONAL LTD $6,950
- TEN STRANDS $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jared Huffman → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Aug 1, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Aug 1, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 1, 2025
Mr. Huffman (for himself, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. Dexter, and Ms. Ansari) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the Forest Service, 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 the Forest Service’s Workforce Act”.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN FORCE MORATORIUM AT THE FOREST SERVICE.
(a) In General.—Until on or after the date that full-year appropriations for the Forest Service for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service) may not—
(1) initiate or implement any reduction in force at the Forest Service; 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 Forest Service except for cause on charges of misconduct, delinquency, or performance.
(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 title 5, United States Code. <all>
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