Saving the Forest Service's Workforce Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 8
- Latest action
- Aug 1, 2025
What it does
The Saving the Forest Service's Workforce Act would prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from initiating or implementing any reduction in force or conducting involuntary separations of most Forest Service employees until full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are enacted into law, except for cause related to misconduct, delinquency, or poor performance. The moratorium applies to employees in the competitive service, excepted service, and career appointees in the Senior Executive Service, using definitions from Title 5 of the U.S. Code. This measure aims to protect the Forest Service workforce from layoffs during the appropriations process, preserving staffing levels until funding is…
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