Bill · H.R. 6103· House(119-HR-6103)
LAB Personnel Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 11/18/2025
- Last activity
- 11/18/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Chris Pappas
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``LAB Personnel Act of 2025'', aims to prevent staff cuts at the Drug Enforcement Administration. It specifically protects the laboratory workforce from being reduced due to spending cuts or hiring freezes. The protected group includes positions like forensic chemists, fingerprint specialists, and digital forensic examiners. It also covers certain positions that might be moved to new or finalized forensic laboratories. Finally, it ensures the Attorney General can still manage employees regarding misconduct or poor performance.
Yes· 3 of 4
Would union members be better off under this?+3
The bill provides job security and protects against workforce reductions for specific personnel categories.
Is this likely to create jobs?+3
The bill prevents job losses and maintains current employment levels within the DEA laboratory workforce.
Would middle-income households be better off under this?+2
The bill protects the stable employment of specialized professional roles.
The opposite
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?-2
By exempting specific roles from spending cuts, the bill prevents potential reductions in agency spending.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection of Essential Forensic Roles: The bill exempts the laboratory workforce from hiring freezes or reductions caused by spending cuts or fund reprogramming (Section 2(a)). This ensures that specialized roles like forensic chemists, fingerprint specialists, and digital forensic examiners remain employed to perform their duties (Section 2(b)).
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Support for Laboratory Infrastructure: The act covers positions that may be relocated to forensic laboratories currently being constructed or finalized (Section 2(b)(2)). This provides stability for staff as these laboratory locations are completed.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text. The bill focuses on protections for specific workforce groups and maintains the Attorney General's authority to manage employees based on misconduct or poor performance (Section 2(c)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Union Workers+3Good For Middle Class Households+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Policing Reform+2
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+3Reduces Government Spending-2
- 11/18/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska