S. 2631

Summary

S. 2631, the Saving NIST’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. 2631 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S2631 IS: Saving NIST’s Workforce Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-31
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2631
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  July 31, 2025
  Ms. Hirono  (for herself and  Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which
  was read twice and referred to the  Committee
  on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  A BILL
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Institute of
  Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Saving NIST’s Workforce Act  .
2.
Reduction in force moratorium at National Institute of Standards and
  Technology
(a)
In general
Until the date that full-year appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the National Institute of Standards and Technology may not conduct any reduction in force pursuant to sections 3501 through 3504 and 3595 of title 5, United States Code.
(b)
Application
For 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 such title 5.

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A bill to institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D) sponsors S. 2631, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Mazie Hirono

Sen. · D–HI · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 31, 2025

Chris Van Hollen

Sen. · D–MD · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 31, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 2631 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Referred To · Jul 31, 2025 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 2631 has taken 2 actions since Jul 31, 2025.

Votes

S. 2631 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2631 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Saving NIST’s Workforce Act — Display Title
• Saving NIST’s Workforce Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2631 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2631’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

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