Keep USGS Strong Act
Sponsored By: Representative Dingell
Introduced
Summary
Protect USGS staffing and facilities. This bill would exempt the United States Geological Survey from a presidential hiring freeze and bar reductions in force and lease cancellations when Congress has appropriated funds for salaries.
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- Families and communities: Keeps USGS able to provide hazard monitoring, water and groundwater data, and topographic maps that local planners and emergency managers use. It also protects monitoring of the Great Lakes, which contain about 20 percent of the world’s freshwater.
- USGS employees: Allows continued hiring and prevents reductions in force for positions that Congress has funded, protecting jobs and mission capacity.
- Operations and property: Blocks cancellation of USGS real property leases without approval from the USGS Director, helping preserve field stations and laboratories.
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USGS jobs and leases protected
If enacted, USGS would be exempt from the Presidential "Hiring Freeze" memo issued January 20, 2025, and any extension. If Congress has passed a law funding USGS salaries and expenses, USGS would not face reductions in force or other major staff cuts. USGS real-estate leases could not be cancelled without approval from the USGS Director. These protections would start upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Dingell
MI • D
Cosponsors
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Strickland
WA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Whitesides
CA • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Roll Call Votes
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