# 119-s-3334: LAB Personnel Act of 2025

119-s-3334, LAB Personnel Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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- As of: 2026-08-11
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3334
- Congress: 119
- Title: LAB Personnel Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect hiring for DEA lab staff: benefit, low. 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,…

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- 119-s-1260: Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025
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- 119-s-4576: Jewish American Security Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3334 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3334)

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- [119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3257)
- [119-s-1260: Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1260)
- [119-s-697: Air Traffic Control Workforce Development Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-697)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-4576: Jewish American Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4576)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3334 (as of 2026-08-11).