Saving NOAA’s Workforce Act

This bill establishes a temporary moratorium on specific personnel actions within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It explicitly prohibits NOAA from initiating or implementing any reduction in force (RIF) until full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law. Additionally, the legislation prevents NOAA from conducting involuntary separations of employees in the competitive service, career employees in the excepted service, or career appointees in the Senior Executive Service. Such separations are only permitted for cause, including misconduct, delinquency, or inefficiency. This measure is designed to protect NOAA's workforce from job losses and involuntary dismissals without cause during the specified period.