# 119-hr-2207: Saving DOE’s Workforce Act

119-hr-2207, Saving DOE’s Workforce Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2207
- Congress: 119
- Title: Saving DOE’s Workforce Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Pauses layoffs at the Department of Energy until full-year FY2026 funding is enacted.** The bill would bar DOE from initiating or carrying out any reduction in force or involuntary separation of employees in the competitive service, career excepted service, or career Senior Executive Service appointees. The only allowed involuntary separations would be for misconduct, delinquency, or inefficiency. It uses existing civil service definitions and authorities to preserve current personnel protections during the moratorium.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Temporary layoff freeze at Energy Department: benefit, high. If enacted, until full-year DOE funding for FY2026 becomes law, the Energy Department would be barred from layoffs. That includes reductions in force and most involuntary separations. The freeze would cover competitive service staff, career excepted employees, and career Senior Executive Service ap…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2207 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2207)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2207 (as of 2025-12-21).