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Saving NASA’s Workforce Act
4/9/2025, 8:06 AM
Summary of Bill HR 2210
The purpose of this legislation is to protect the jobs of NASA employees and maintain the agency's workforce stability. By implementing a moratorium on reductions in force, the bill aims to prevent any disruptions to NASA's operations and projects. Additionally, the bill seeks to ensure that NASA can continue its important work in space exploration, research, and innovation without any interruptions caused by workforce reductions.
Overall, Bill 119 HR 2210 is designed to support NASA's mission and goals by providing job security for its employees and maintaining a stable workforce. The bill emphasizes the importance of preserving NASA's workforce and ensuring that the agency can continue its vital work in advancing space exploration and scientific discovery.
Congressional Summary of HR 2210
Saving NASA’s Workforce Act
This bill prohibits the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from initiating or implementing any reduction in its workforce until FY2026 full-year appropriations for NASA have been enacted. During this period, NASA is also prohibited from conducting involuntary separations for employees in the competitive service, career employees in the excepted service, and career appointees in the Senior Executive Service, except in cases of misconduct, delinquency, or inefficiency.
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing, which required executive branch agencies to terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and positions. Further, on February 11, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative, which required executive branch agencies to initiate large-scale reductions in force.
On March 10, 2025, NASA announced that it would close certain offices and lay off associated staff in compliance with these executive orders. NASA ultimately closed the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy; the Office of the Chief Scientist; and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Branch of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
