This bill prevents the U.S. Forest Service from laying off or involuntarily separating most of its employees until Congress passes and the President signs full-year funding for the Forest Service for fiscal year 2026. The moratorium applies to regular employees in the competitive service, career employees in the excepted service, and senior executives, with the exception that employees can still be fired for misconduct, poor performance, or delinquency. The bill does not prevent voluntary separations or other personnel actions allowed under federal law. The legislation effectively freezes workforce reductions at the Forest Service for an indefinite period, protecting jobs until the agency receives its full annual appropriations for 2026.
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