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H.R. 2210

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2210, the Saving NASA’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. 2210 has 18 co-sponsors.

hb2210/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2210 IH: Saving NASA’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. 2210  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 18, 2025   Ms. Lofgren  (for herself and  Mrs. Foushee ) 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 Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Saving NASA’s Workforce Act  .
2.
Reduction in force moratorium at National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(a)
In general
Until on or after the date that full-year appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the Administration 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 Administration 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

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

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Mar 18, 2025

hb2210/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (03/18/2025)

Saving NASA’s Workforce Act

This bill prohibits the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from initiating or implementing any reduction in its workforce until FY2026 full-year appropriations for NASA have been enacted. During this period, NASA is also prohibited from conducting involuntary separations for employees in the competitive service, career employees in the excepted service, and career appointees in the Senior Executive Service, except in cases of misconduct, delinquency, or inefficiency.

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing, which required executive branch agencies to terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and positions. Further, on February 11, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative, which required executive branch agencies to initiate large-scale reductions in force.

On March 10, 2025, NASA announced that it would close certain offices and lay off associated staff in compliance with these executive orders. NASA ultimately closed the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy; the Office of the Chief Scientist; and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Branch of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Sponsors

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D) sponsors H.R. 2210, and 18 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2210 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. 2210 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. 2210 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2210 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

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

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2210 in 5 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, Automotive Industry, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Energy/Nuclear, Homeland Security, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC (TMA)—District of Columbia13—
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TMA)13—
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JAMIE BOONE BIONDI113
MARK JOHNSON113
PETER PATTERSON113
REBECCA STEELE113
REGINA LUZINCOURT113
ROBERT CHIAPPETTA113
STEPHEN CICCONE113
BRITTANY WEBSTER112
MICHAEL VILLAFRANCA112
ADAM FARRIS111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC (TMA)TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TMA)2026 second_quarter$1.9M2nd Quarter - Report
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC (TMA)TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TMA)2026 first_quarter$1.2M1st Quarter - Report
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC (TMA)TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TMA)2026 first_quarter$1.2M1st 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. 2210 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2210’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

hr2210/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2210, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 18, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LOFGREN:H.R. 2210.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H1172]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com