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To amend the Small Business Act to prohibit certain offices of the Small Business Administration from undertaking a reduction in force, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Prohibits certain Small Business Administration offices from conducting reductions in force (layoffs) going forward.
- Requires the SBA to re-employ workers who were removed during layoffs between January 20, 2025 and the bill's enactment date, within 60 days.
- Restores re-employed workers to their same previous positions and pay rates.
- Provides back pay for workers from their removal date until re-employment.
- Applies to SBA offices that provide business counseling, lending oversight, disaster relief, and contracting certifications.
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Sponsor (1)
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![Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/M000133.thumb.jpg)
Sen. Markey, Edward J. (D-MA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Edward J. Markey’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- WILMERHALE $29,800
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY $13,200
- THE WONDERFUL COMPANY $13,200
- BAD ROBOT $13,200
- GOOGLE $12,850
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Actions (2)
- Jul 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. · senate
- Jul 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 10, 2025
Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to prohibit certain offices of the Small Business Administration from undertaking a reduction in force, 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 “Save Our Staff Act of 2025” or the “SOS Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. REDUCTIONS IN FORCE AT SBA OFFICES.
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 49 (15 U.S.C. 631 note) as section 50; and
(2) by inserting after section 48 (15 U.S.C. 657u) the following:
“SEC. 49. REDUCTIONS IN FORCE.
“(a) Definition.—In this section, the term ‘covered office’ means an office of the Administration that—
“(1) provides counseling, training, or technical assistance to entrepreneurs or owners of small business concerns (or oversees the provision of such counseling, training, or technical assistance);
“(2) provides oversight of any lending program of the Administration;
“(3) carries out any disaster relief program of the Administration; or
“(4) provides contracting certifications with respect to small business concerns.
“(b) Prohibition.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, no covered office may, on or after the date of enactment of the Save Our Staff Act of 2025, undertake a reduction in force with respect to employees of the covered office.”.
SEC. 3. RE-EMPLOYMENT OF REMOVED SBA EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall re-employ each employee of the Administration who was removed as part of a reduction in force carried out during the period beginning on January 20, 2025, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Status of Re-Employed Individuals.—Each individual re-employed under subsection (a) shall—
(1) be appointed to the same position occupied by the individual, and shall be paid at the same rate of basic pay, as of the date on which the individual was removed, as described in that subsection; and
(2) receive back pay with respect to the period beginning on the date on which the individual was removed, as described in that subsection, and ending on the date on which the individual is so re-employed. <all>
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