Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Summary
The Public Lands Workforce Stability Act would stop any reduction in force or involuntary employee separation at the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service until September 30, 2030, unless the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees give prior approval. It applies to all competitive, excepted, and senior executive service employees, except when dismissal is for misconduct, delinquency, or poor performance. The goal is to protect the federal workforce that manages public lands.
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