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H.R. 2208

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2208, the Saving NSF’s Workforce Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 18, 2025 by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D) with 18 co-sponsors. It was referred to Science, Space, And Technology, and last saw action on Mar 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Record

Text

H.R. 2208 has 18 co-sponsors.

hb2208/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2208 IH: Saving NSF’s Workforce Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2208  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 18, 2025   Ms. Lofgren  (for herself and  Ms. Stevens ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology    A BILL
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Saving NSF’s Workforce Act  .
2.
Reduction in force moratorium at National Science Foundation
(a)
In general
Until on or after the date that full-year appropriations for the National Science Foundation for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the Foundation may not—
(1)
initiate or implement any reduction in force; or
(2)
conduct an involuntary separation of employee in the competitive service or the excepted service, any career employee in the excepted service, or any career appointee in the Senior Executive Service of the Foundation except for cause on charges of misconduct, delinquency, or inefficiency.
(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 such title 5.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D) sponsors H.R. 2208, and 18 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2208 went before 1 committee: Science, Space, and Technology.

Science, Space, and Technology
Science, Space, and Technology
Referred To · Mar 18, 2025 · 178 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2208 has taken 2 actions since Mar 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 18, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Votes

H.R. 2208 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2208 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Saving NSF’s Workforce Act — Display Title
  • Saving NSF’s Workforce Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2208 in 9 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Science/Technology, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Education, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Small Business.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS—District of Columbia17—
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS17—
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CARLOS CONDARCO117
CAROLINE SEVIER117
ELEANOR LAMB117
MARTIN HIGHT117
MATTHEW MCGINN117
BRITTANY WEBSTER112
MICHAEL VILLAFRANCA112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2025 third_quarter$416K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2025 second_quarter$416K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2025 first_quarter$321.8K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2026 second_quarter$303.4K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2025 first_quarter$206.6K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2025 fourth_quarter$186K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2026 first_quarter$170.1K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNIONAMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNIONAMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2208 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2208’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

hr2208/policy-areas.txt
Science, Technology, CommunicationsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com