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H.R. 2211

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2211, the Saving NOAA’s Workforce Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 18, 2025 by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D) with 19 co-sponsors. It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Mar 18, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. 2211 has 19 co-sponsors.

hb2211/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2211 IH: Saving NOAA’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. 2211  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 18, 2025   Ms. Lofgren  (for herself and  Mr. Amo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on  Science, Space, and Technology , 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 institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Saving NOAA’s Workforce Act  .
2.
Reduction in force moratorium at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(a)
In general
Until on or after the date that full-year appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 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

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

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

To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D) sponsors H.R. 2211, and 19 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2211 went before 2 committees: Science, Space, and Technology and Natural Resources.

Science, Space, and Technology
Science, Space, and Technology
Referred To · Mar 18, 2025 · 178 Bills
Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Mar 18, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2211 has taken 2 actions since Mar 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 18, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 2211 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2211 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

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

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2211 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 Energy/Nuclear, Science/Technology, Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Natural Resources.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
VINEYARD WIND 1, LLCoffshore wind development companyMassachusetts15$40K
OCEAN CONSERVANCY—District of Columbia14—
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.15$40K
OCEAN CONSERVANCY14—
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRISTOPHER VITALE115
GERALD HARRINGTON115
CAITLIN HART114
KATHERINE TSANTIRIS114
NAYYIR RANSOME114
SARA WANOUS114
BRITTANY WEBSTER112
MICHAEL VILLAFRANCA112
RACHAEL DEWITT112
RAFEED HUSSAIN111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2026 second_quarter$260K2nd Quarter - Report
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2026 first_quarter$202K1st Quarter - Report
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2025 third_quarter$202K3rd Quarter - Report
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2025 fourth_quarter$143K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNIONAMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
VINEYARD WIND 1, LLCCAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Termina…
VINEYARD WIND 1, LLCCAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report
VINEYARD WIND 1, LLCCAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.2025 third_quarter$10K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNIONAMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report
VINEYARD WIND 1, LLCCAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.2025 second_quarter$5K2nd Quarter - Report
VINEYARD WIND 1, LLCCAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.2025 first_quarter$5K1st Quarter - Amendme…

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2211 under Water Resources Development, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2211’s is Water Resources Development.

hr2211/policy-areas.txt
Water Resources DevelopmentAgriculture 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 ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public Works

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com