Saving the Forest Service's Workforce Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jul 31, 2025
What it does
The Saving the Forest Service's Workforce Act would prohibit the Forest Service from initiating or implementing any reduction in force or conducting involuntary separations of certain employees—including those in the competitive service, career excepted service, and Senior Executive Service—until full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are enacted into law, except for cause related to misconduct, delinquency, or performance. The bill applies to the Secretary of Agriculture acting through the Chief of the Forest Service and defines key personnel terms using existing federal statutes. It is intended to preserve workforce stability during the appropriations process and does not override…
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.