Introduced in House — H.R. 2208

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2208

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 18, 2025

Ms. Lofgren (for herself and Ms. Stevens) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

A BILL

To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Saving NSF’s Workforce Act.

Sec. 2. Reduction in force moratorium at National Science Foundation

(a) In general

Until on or after the date that full-year appropriations for the National Science Foundation for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the Foundation may not—

(1)

initiate or implement any reduction in force; or

(2)

conduct an involuntary separation of employee in the competitive service or the excepted service, any career employee in the excepted service, or any career appointee in the Senior Executive Service of the Foundation except for cause on charges of misconduct, delinquency, or inefficiency.

(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 such title 5.