# 119-s-2596: Saving the Forest Service's Workforce Act

119-s-2596, Saving the Forest Service'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 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2596
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2596
- Congress: 119
- Title: Saving the Forest Service's Workforce Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would protect Forest Service employees from layoffs until full-year FY2026 appropriations are enacted.** The bill would bar the Forest Service from initiating or implementing any reduction in force and would prevent involuntary separation of competitive service employees, career excepted service employees, and Senior Executive Service career appointees except for cause for misconduct, delinquency, or performance.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pause on Forest Service layoffs: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would ban the Forest Service from starting or carrying out any reduction in force until full-year Forest Service appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are enacted into law. It would also bar involuntary removals of covered employees in the competitive service, career excepted ser…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 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
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2596 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2596)

## 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-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)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2596 (as of 2026-04-21).