LAB Personnel Act of 2025

This bill would exempt the laboratory workforce of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from hiring freezes and workforce reductions tied to spending cuts, reprogramming of funds, or employees' probationary status. The laboratory workforce includes forensic chemists, fingerprint specialists, digital forensic examiners, and other positions at DEA forensic laboratories. It also covers DEA positions that will be relocated to a forensic laboratory that is being built or finalized when the bill becomes law. The bill states that the Attorney General keeps the authority to manage Justice Department staff under existing procedures for misconduct or poor performance.

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Sponsors

• Chris Pappas Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors