Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
The Public Lands Workforce Stability Act would prevent the Department of the Interior and the United States Forest Service from laying off employees or forcing them to leave their jobs for four years, through September 30, 2030. The ban applies to most federal workers at these agencies, including competitive service employees, career employees in the excepted service, and senior executives, though employees can still be involuntarily separated for cause such as misconduct, poor performance, or delinquency. Any reduction in force or involuntary separation would require prior written approval from the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, making such actions subject to congressional oversight. The bill does not specify new funding requirements but prohibits spending federal money to carry out these workforce reductions. This legislation directly affects thousands of federal employees who manage and protect public lands and forests across the United States.
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