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H.R. 2207

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2207, the Saving DOE’s Workforce Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 18, 2025 by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D) with 17 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Mar 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 2207 has 17 co-sponsors.

hb2207/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2207 IH: Saving DOE’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. 2207  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 18, 2025   Ms. Lofgren  (for herself and  Ms. Ross ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Saving DOE’s Workforce Act  .
2.
Reduction in force moratorium at Department of Energy
(a)
In general
Until on or after the date that full-year appropriations for the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the Department may not—
(1)
initiate or implement any reduction in force; 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 Department 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 Department of Energy, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D) sponsors H.R. 2207, and 17 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2207 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Mar 18, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2207 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 Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 2207 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2207 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Saving DOE’s Workforce Act — Display Title
  • Saving DOE’s Workforce Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2207 in 8 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 Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Science/Technology.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia16—
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION16—
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE116
KATHERINE SYBENGA116
MARAM ABDELHAMID116
MATTHEW SOCKNAT116
MATTHEW SOWARDS116
KURT VORNDRAN115
REGINA HUTTER115
BRITTANY WEBSTER112
MICHAEL VILLAFRANCA112
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 first_quarter$300K1st 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. 2207 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2207’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr2207/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture 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 FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com