Public Lands Workforce Stability Act
The Public Lands Workforce Stability Act prevents the Department of the Interior and the United States Forest Service from firing employees or cutting jobs between now and September 30, 2030, unless specific conditions are met. Under this law, agencies cannot reduce staff numbers or separate employees for reasons like poor performance or misconduct without first getting approval from the chairs and ranking members of both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. This restriction applies to all federal funds used for these actions and aims to maintain workforce stability within these agencies for the next several years.
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Introduced Apr 27, 2026
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Apr 27, 2026
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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.
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