# 119-hr-2532: To prohibit certain removals of employees of the Department of Health and Human Services and sub-agencies and operating divisions thereof, and for other purposes.

119-hr-2532, To prohibit certain removals of employees of the Department of Health and Human Services and sub-agencies and operating divisions thereof, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2532
- Congress: 119
- Title: To prohibit certain removals of employees of the Department of Health and Human Services and sub-agencies and operating divisions thereof, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Sponsor: Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 38
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Blocks federal funding for mass staff cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).** The bill would bar use of Federal funds to remove 3 percent or more of HHS employees department-wide or 3 percent or more within any sub-agency during a 60-day period and it covers agency actions including reductions in force under federal personnel law and reorganizations.

## Cosponsors (38)

- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Block mass layoffs at HHS: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would bar HHS from using federal money for mass staff removals. It would block any action that removes 3% or more of HHS employees in any 60-day period. The same 3% in 60 days rule would apply to each HHS sub-agency or operating division. It would cover reductions in force and…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2532 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2532)

## Related
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2532 (as of 2026-04-21).