H.R. 4853

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4853 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4853

To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the Forest Service, and 
for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 1, 2025

Mr. Huffman (for himself, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Leger Fernandez, 
Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. Dexter, and Ms. Ansari) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture

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A BILL

To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the Forest Service, and 
for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Saving the Forest Service's 
Workforce Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN FORCE MORATORIUM AT THE FOREST SERVICE.

(a) In General.--Until on or after the date that full-year 
appropriations for the Forest Service for fiscal year 2026 have been 
enacted into law, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service) may not--
(1) initiate or implement any reduction in force at the 
Forest Service; 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 Forest Service except for cause on charges of 
misconduct, delinquency, or performance.
(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 title 5, United States Code.
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