To prohibit certain removals of employees of the Department of Health and Human Services and sub-agencies and operating divisions thereof, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · April 1, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R. 2532 would prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from using federal funds to carry out mass employee removals. Specifically, the bill blocks any removal action—whether through layoffs, reorganizations, or other agency actions—that would eliminate 3 percent or more of HHS's total workforce within a 60-day period, or 3 percent or more of employees at any individual HHS sub-agency or division within the same timeframe. The measure affects all HHS employees across the department and its operating divisions, and it takes effect immediately by preventing federal funding from being spent on such removals. The bill was introduced in April 2025 and referred to multiple House committees including Energy and Commerce, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources. No specific funding amount is allocated in the bill, as it works by restricting how existing HHS funds can be spent rather than appropriating new money.
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