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S. 2595

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2595, the Saving the Department of Energy's Workforce Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 31, 2025 by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D). It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Jul 31, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Record

Text

S. 2595 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb2595/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2595 IS: Saving the Department of Energy's Workforce Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-31
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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. 2595
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  July 31, 2025
  Mr. Heinrich  introduced the following
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  A BILL
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the Department of Energy,
  and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Saving the Department of Energy's Workforce Act  .
2.
Reduction in force moratorium at the Department of Energy
(a)
In general
Until on or after the date that full-year appropriations for the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the Secretary of Energy may not—
(1)
initiate or implement any reduction in force at the Department of Energy; 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 Department of Energy except for cause on charges of misconduct, delinquency, or performance.
(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 title 5, United States Code.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-07-31
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to institute a reduction in force moratorium at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D) sponsors S. 2595 alone.

Martin Heinrich

Sen. · D–NM · Sponsor

Committees

S. 2595 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Jul 31, 2025 · 314 Bills

Actions

S. 2595 has taken 2 actions since Jul 31, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 31, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Jul 31, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2595 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2595 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Saving the Department of Energy's Workforce Act — Display Title
  • Saving the Department of Energy's Workforce Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to institute a reduction in force moratorium at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named S. 2595 in 4 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.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE114
KATHERINE SYBENGA114
MARAM ABDELHAMID114
MATTHEW SOCKNAT114
MATTHEW SOWARDS114
KURT VORNDRAN113
REGINA HUTTER113
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 TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2595 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2595’s is Government Operations and Politics.

s2595/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