S2595Referred to Committee

Saving the Department of Energy's Workforce Act

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Introduced
In Committee
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Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
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2025-07-31
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Martin Heinrich
Martin Heinrich
Democrat · NM · Senator
Votes with party: 59.0% (315 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

2025-07-31

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would protect jobs and staffing levels at the Department of Energy by limiting the agency's ability to reduce its workforce through layoffs or attrition. The legislation aims to preserve the department's capacity to carry out its missions in energy research, nuclear security, and environmental cleanup by keeping experienced employees on staff. It would affect DOE workers and potentially impact the department's ability to meet its operational goals if staffing cuts were planned.

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