# 119-hr-6103: LAB Personnel Act of 2025

119-hr-6103, LAB Personnel Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6103
- Congress: 119
- Title: LAB Personnel Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Protects the DEA forensic laboratory workforce** by exempting those positions from hiring freezes and workforce reductions tied to spending cuts, reprogramming, or probationary status. Covered roles would include forensic chemists, fingerprint specialists, digital forensic examiners, other Drug Enforcement Administration laboratory staff, and positions being relocated into labs under construction, while the Attorney General keeps authority to act for misconduct or poor performance.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- DEA lab staff protected from cuts: benefit, low. This bill would stop the DEA from freezing hiring or cutting jobs for its forensic lab workforce. It would cover forensic chemists, fingerprint specialists, digital forensic examiners, and other lab staff. It would also cover DEA employees who will move into a DEA forensic lab that was being built…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6103 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6103)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2913)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6103 (as of 2026-04-21).