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S. 2597

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2597, the Saving the Department of the Interior's Workforce Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 31, 2025 by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Jul 31, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Record

Text

S. 2597 has 1 co-sponsor.

s2597/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2597 IS: Saving the Department of the Interior's Workforce Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-31
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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.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2597
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  July 31, 2025
  Mr. Heinrich  (for himself and  Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which
  was read twice and referred to the  Committee
  on Energy and Natural Resources
  A BILL
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at all agencies and bureaus of
  the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Saving the Department of the Interior's Workforce Act  .
2.
Reduction in force moratorium at all agencies and bureaus of the Department of
  the Interior
(a)
In general
Until on or after the date that full-year appropriations for the Department of the Interior for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the Secretary of the Interior may not—
(1)
initiate or implement any reduction in force at any agency or bureau of the Department of the Interior; 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 any agency or bureau of the Department of the Interior except for cause on charges of misconduct, delinquency, or performance.
(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 title 5, United States Code.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-07-31
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to institute a reduction in force moratorium at all agencies and bureaus of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D) sponsors S. 2597, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2597 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Jul 31, 2025 · 314 Bills

Actions

S. 2597 has taken 2 actions since Jul 31, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 31, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Jul 31, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2597 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2597, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 2597 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Saving the Department of the Interior's Workforce Act — Display Title
  • Saving the Department of the Interior's Workforce Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to institute a reduction in force moratorium at all agencies and bureaus of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named S. 2597 in 11 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 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, 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
NASDAQ INC—District of Columbia16—
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia14—
ISSUE ONE—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NASDAQ, INC.16—
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION14—
ISSUE ONE11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JAMEEL AALIM-JOHNSON116
LAURA NOLAN116
TERRY CAMPBELL116
JENNIFER TYREE114
KATHERINE SYBENGA114
MARAM ABDELHAMID114
MATTHEW SOCKNAT114
MATTHEW SOWARDS114
KURT VORNDRAN113
REGINA HUTTER113
BENJAMIN NEIKRIE111
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JESPER VAN DEN BERGH111
JOSH NASSAR111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NASDAQ INCNASDAQ, INC.2026 first_quarter$830K1st Quarter - Report
NASDAQ INCNASDAQ, INC.2025 first_quarter$800K1st Quarter - Report
NASDAQ INCNASDAQ, INC.2026 second_quarter$760K2nd Quarter - Report
NASDAQ INCNASDAQ, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$700K4th Quarter - Report
NASDAQ INCNASDAQ, INC.2025 third_quarter$650K3rd Quarter - Report
NASDAQ INCNASDAQ, INC.2025 second_quarter$650K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th 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
ISSUE ONEISSUE ONE2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2597 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2597’s is Government Operations and Politics.

s2597/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