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Saving NASA’s Workforce Act This bill prohibits the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from initiating or implementing any reduction in its workforce until FY2026 full-year appropriations for NASA have been enacted. During this period, NASA is also prohibited from conducting involuntary separations for employees in the competitive service, career employees in the excepted service, and career appointees in the Senior Executive Service, except in cases of misconduct, delinquency, or inefficiency. On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing , which required executive branch agencies to terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and positions. Further, on February 11, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative , which required executive branch agencies to initiate large-scale reductions in force. On March 10, 2025, NASA announced that it would close certain offices and lay off associated staff in compliance with these executive orders. NASA ultimately closed the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy; the Office of the Chief Scientist; and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Branch of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Action Timeline
2025-03-18
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2025-03-18
Introduced in House
2025-03-18
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.2210 pass?
HR.2210 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 17%.
What does HR.2210 do?
Saving NASA’s Workforce Act This bill prohibits the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from initiating or implementing any reduction in its workforce until FY2026 full-year appropriations for NASA have been enacted. During this period, NASA is also prohibited from conducting involuntary separations for employees in the competitive service, career employees in the excepted service, and career appointees in the Senior Executive Service, except in cases of misconduct, delinquency, or inefficiency. On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled Endin…
Who sponsored HR.2210?
HR.2210 was sponsored by Zoe Lofgren (D-California).
Full Bill Text
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. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2210 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2025 Ms. Lofgren (for herself and Mrs. Foushee ) 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 Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saving NASA’s Workforce Act . 2. 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.
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