S. 2595
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · July 31, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Heinrich · Committee: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Table of contents
SEC. 1. Short title
- This Act may be cited as the Saving the Department of Energy's Workforce Act.
SEC. 2. Reduction in force moratorium at the Department of Energy
- (a) In general
- Until on or after the date that full-year appropriations for the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the Secretary of Energy may not—
- initiate or implement any reduction in force at the Department of Energy; or
- 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 Department of Energy except for cause on charges of misconduct, delinquency, or performance.
- Until on or after the date that full-year appropriations for the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the Secretary of Energy may not—
- (b) Application
- For the purposes of carrying out subsection (a)—
- the terms , , and have the meanings given those terms in sections 2102, 2103, and 3132(a), respectively, of title 5, United States Code; and
competitive serviceexcepted servicecareer appointee - such subsection shall be in addition to any other authority with respect to adverse personnel actions, including of title 5, United States Code. chapter 75
- the terms , , and have the meanings given those terms in sections 2102, 2103, and 3132(a), respectively, of title 5, United States Code; and
- For the purposes of carrying out subsection (a)—