# 119-s-2595: Saving the Department of Energy's Workforce Act

119-s-2595, Saving the Department of Energy's Workforce Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2595
- As of: 2026-09-10
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2595
- Congress: 119
- Title: Saving the Department of Energy's Workforce Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Would impose a temporary freeze on reductions in force at the Department of Energy until full-year FY2026 appropriations are enacted.** It would bar the Department from initiating or carrying out any reduction in force and from involuntarily separating competitive service employees, career employees in the excepted service, or career Senior Executive Service appointees except for cause on charges of misconduct, delinquency, or performance. The moratorium relies on the statutory definitions in 5 U.S.C. and sits alongside existing personnel authorities such as Chapter 75.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Freeze on DOE layoffs until FY2026: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would bar the Secretary of Energy from starting or carrying out any reductions in force at the Department of Energy. It would bar involuntary separations of DOE employees in the competitive service, career employees in the excepted service, and career appointees in the Senior…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2595 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2595)

## Related
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2595 (as of 2026-09-10).