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S. 2630
U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee
Summary
S. 2630, the Saving NSF’s Workforce Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 31, 2025 by Sen. Mazie Hirono (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Jul 31, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Record
Text
S. 2630 has 1 co-sponsor.
sb2630/introduced-in-senate.txt119 S2630 IS: Saving NSF’s Workforce ActU.S. Senate2025-07-31text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2630IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 31, 2025Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; whichwas read twice and referred to the Committeeon Commerce, Science, and TransportationA BILLTo institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National ScienceFoundation, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Saving NSF’s Workforce Act .2.Reduction in force moratorium at National Science Foundation(a)In generalUntil the date that full-year appropriations for the National Science Foundation for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the National Science Foundation may not conduct any reduction in force pursuant to sections 3501 through 3504 and 3595 of title 5, United States Code.(b)ApplicationFor the purposes of carrying out subsection (a), 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.
- Introduced2025-07-31
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
A bill to institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D) sponsors S. 2630, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.
Committees
S. 2630 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Actions
S. 2630 has taken 2 actions since Jul 31, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 31, 2025 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | ||
Jul 31, 2025 | — | Introduced in Senate |
Votes
S. 2630 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
S. 2630 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
- A bill 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 26 registered lobbyists who named S. 2630 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 Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE RX PRICING | A coalition of organizations working on market-based solutions to drug pricing. | District of Columbia | 1 | 4 | $360K |
| CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE DRUG PRICING (CSRXP) | Coalition to promote lowering prescription drug prices. | District of Columbia | 1 | 4 | $200K |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. | 1 | 4 | $360K |
| WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC | 1 | 4 | $200K |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 26.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER PERKINS | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ALYENE MLINAR | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ANNIE WOLF | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| BRUCE MEHLMAN | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| CAITLIN VAN SANT | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| DAVID THOMAS | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| DEAN ROSEN | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ELISE FINLEY PICKERING | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ERICA CHABOT | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ERIK KOMENDANT | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| HELEN TOLAR | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| JON ADAME | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| JOSEPH BROWN | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| LAUREN ARONSON | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| LISA GOLDMAN | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| MARTIN WHITMER | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| MICHAEL ROBINSON | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| NAVEEN PARMAR | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| NICHOLE DISTEFANO | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| PAUL THORNELL | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE RX PRICING | MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. | 2026 second_quarter | $90K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| THE CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE RX PRICING | MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. | 2026 first_quarter | $90K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| THE CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE RX PRICING | MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. | 2025 fourth_quarter | $90K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| THE CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE RX PRICING | MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. | 2025 third_quarter | $90K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE DRUG PRICING (CSRXP) | WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC | 2026 second_quarter | $50K | 2nd Quarter - Termina… |
| CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE DRUG PRICING (CSRXP) | WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC | 2026 first_quarter | $50K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE DRUG PRICING (CSRXP) | WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC | 2025 fourth_quarter | $50K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE DRUG PRICING (CSRXP) | WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC | 2025 third_quarter | $50K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files S. 2630 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2630’s is Science, Technology, Communications.
s2630/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com