119 HR 2210 IH: Saving NASA’s Workforce Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-03-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2210IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 18, 2025Ms. Lofgren (for herself and Mrs. Foushee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyA BILLTo institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.

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Short title

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

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Reduction in force moratorium at National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(a)

In general

Until on or after the date that full-year appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the Administration may not—(1)initiate or implement any reduction in force; or(2)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 Administration 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.