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II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2631 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 31, 2025 Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

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

2.

Reduction in force moratorium at National Institute of Standards and Technology

(a)

In general

Until the date that full-year appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the National Institute of Standards and Technology may not conduct any reduction in force pursuant to sections 3501 through 3504 and 3595 of title 5, United States Code. (b)

Application

For the purposes of carrying out subsection (a), such subsection shall be in addition to any other authority with respect to adverse personnel actions, including chapter 75 of such title 5.