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S. 3141

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3141, the SAFE Act, was introduced in the Senate on Nov 6, 2025 by Sen. Mark Warner (D) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Nov 6, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 3141 has 10 co-sponsors.

sb3141/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3141 IS: Securing Assurance for Federal Employees Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-11-06
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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. 3141
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  November 6, 2025
  Mr. Warner  (for himself,  Mr. Van Hollen ,  Mr.
  Schumer ,  Ms. Hirono ,
  Mr. Kaine ,  Ms.
  Alsobrooks ,  Mr. Blumenthal ,
  Ms. Duckworth ,  Mr. Kim , and  Mr. Wyden )
  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
  Committee on Homeland Security and
  Governmental Affairs
  A BILL
To prohibit Executive agencies from carrying out a reduction in force, or
  any similar effort, during any period during which there is a lapse in appropriations,
  and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Securing Assurance for Federal Employees Act   or the   SAFE Act  .
2.
Prohibition on carrying out a reduction in force during Government
  shutdown
(a)
Definition
In this section, the term  Executive agency  has the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
(b)
Prohibition
During a period during which there is a lapse in appropriations with respect to an Executive agency, that Executive agency may not use the funds made available by any Act to propose, notice, initiate, execute, implement, or take any other action relating to a reduction in force, or relating to any similar effort, to reduce the number of employees employed by that or another Executive agency.
(c)
Remedy
With respect to any reduction in force (or similar effort) proposed, noticed, initiated, executed, implemented, or otherwise taken by an Executive agency in violation of subsection (b), including such an action taken with respect to a reduction in force (or similar effort) at any time during the period beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, that reduction in force (or similar effort) shall have no force or effect.
(d)
Rule of construction
Nothing in this section may be construed to affect a voluntary separation payment offered to an employee under section 3523 of title 5, United States Code.
(e)
Retroactive effective date
This section shall take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2025.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-11-06
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to prohibit Executive agencies from carrying out a reduction in force, or any similar effort, during any period during which there is a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Mark Warner (D) sponsors S. 3141, and 10 members have co-sponsored it, 9 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 3141 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Nov 6, 2025 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 3141 has taken 2 actions since Nov 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 6, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Nov 6, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3141 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 3141 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • SAFE Act — Display Title
  • SAFE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Securing Assurance for Federal Employees Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to prohibit Executive agencies from carrying out a reduction in force, or any similar effort, during any period during which there is a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named S. 3141 in 6 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, Retirement.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION—Virginia13—
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION13—
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE113
JOHN HATTON113
KATHERINE SYBENGA113
MARAM ABDELHAMID113
MATTHEW SOCKNAT113
MATTHEW SOWARDS113
RANDALL THACKER113
KURT VORNDRAN112
REGINA HUTTER112
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 UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3141 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3141’s is Government Operations and Politics.

s3141/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