H.R. 8523

Summary

H.R. 8523, the Public Lands Workforce Stability Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 27, 2026 by Rep. Joseph Neguse (D) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Apr 27, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 8523 has 7 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8523 IH: Public Lands Workforce Stability Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-27
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8523  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 27, 2026   Mr. Neguse  (for himself and  Mr. Huffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on  Agriculture , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To prohibit any reduction in force or involuntary separation at the Department of the Interior and the United States Forest Service, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Public Lands Workforce Stability Act  .
2.
Prohibition on reductions in force and involuntary separations at Department of the Interior and United States Forest Service
(a)
Prohibition
During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2030, without prior notification and approval of the chairs and ranking members of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to—
(1)
initiate, implement, or otherwise carry out a reduction in force within the Department of the Interior or the United States Forest Service; or
(2)
carry out 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 at the Department of Interior or the United States Forest Service except for cause on charges of misconduct, delinquency, or performance.
(b)
Definitions
In subsection (a), the terms  competitive service ,  excepted service , and  career appointee  have the meaning given those terms in sections 2102, 2103, and 3132(a), respectively, of title 5, United States Code.

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To prohibit any reduction in force or involuntary separation at the Department of the Interior and the United States Forest Service, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Joseph Neguse (D) sponsors H.R. 8523, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Joseph Neguse

Rep. · D–CO-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 27, 2026

Jared Huffman

Rep. · D–CA-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 27, 2026 · Original

Gabe Vasquez

Rep. · D–NM-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 12, 2026

Diana DeGette

Rep. · D–CO-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 8, 2026

Adelita Grijalva

Rep. · D–AZ-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 13, 2026

Kevin Kiley

Rep. · I–CA-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 16, 2026

Gilbert Cisneros

D–CA-31 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 31, 2026

Zoe Lofgren

D–CA-18 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 2, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8523 went before 2 committees: Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Apr 27, 2026 · 226 Bills

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Apr 27, 2026 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8523 has taken 2 actions since Apr 27, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8523 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8523 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Public Lands Workforce Stability Act — Display Title
• To prohibit any reduction in force or involuntary separation at the Department of the Interior and the United States Forest Service, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• Public Lands Workforce Stability Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8523 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8523 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. 8523’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8523, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 73 (Monday, April 27, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NEGUSE:H.R. 8523.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H3124]

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