119 HR 6103 IH: Laboratory Analysts and Biometric Personnel Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-11-18 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. 6103IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 18, 2025Mr. Pappas (for himself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo prohibit reductions in the workforce at the Drug Enforcement Administration, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Laboratory Analysts and Biometric Personnel Act of 2025 or the LAB Personnel Act of 2025.

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Prohibition on reducing the laboratory workforce at the Drug Enforcement Agency

(a)

In general

The laboratory workforce at the Drug Enforcement Administration shall be exempt from any hiring freezes or workforce reductions related to spending cuts, reprogramming of funds, or the probationary status of employees. (b)

Laboratory workforce at the Drug Enforcement Administration defined

In this section, the term laboratory workforce at the Drug Enforcement Administration means— (1)positions in the Drug Enforcement Administration at forensic laboratories of the Drug Enforcement Administration, including— (A)forensic chemists; (B)fingerprint specialists; (C)digital forensic examiners; and (D)any other positions in the Drug Enforcement Administration at such forensic laboratories; and (2)other positions in the Drug Enforcement Administration at locations other than such a forensic laboratory that will be relocated to such a forensic laboratory that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is being constructed or otherwise finalized. (c)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this section may be construed to restrict the authority of the Attorney General to manage the workforce of the Department of Justice under existing procedures in cases of misconduct or poor performance.