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119-s-3334119th Congress

LAB Personnel Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

Introduced

Summary

Would protect DEA forensic laboratory staff from hiring freezes and budget-driven cuts. The bill would bar hiring freezes and workforce reductions tied to spending cuts, fund reprogramming, or an employee's probationary status for a defined DEA laboratory workforce, including forensic chemists, fingerprint specialists, digital forensic examiners, and staff being relocated into forensic laboratories.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Protect hiring for DEA lab staff

If enacted, this bill would define the "laboratory workforce at the Drug Enforcement Administration." It would cover jobs located in DEA forensic labs, like forensic chemists, fingerprint specialists, and digital forensic examiners. It would also cover DEA jobs being moved into a forensic lab that, as of enactment, is being built or finalized. It would bar hiring freezes and workforce cuts for that defined lab workforce when those actions are tied to spending cuts, reprogramming of funds, or an employee's probationary status. It would not prevent the Attorney General from disciplining employees for misconduct or poor performance under existing procedures.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

NH • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 12/3/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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