Bill · S. 3334· Senate(119-S-3334)
LAB Personnel Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 12/3/2025
- Last activity
- 12/3/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The LAB Personnel Act of 2025 aims to prevent staff cuts at the Drug Enforcement Administration. It specifically protects the laboratory workforce from various types of reductions. This workforce includes roles such as forensic chemists, fingerprint specialists, and digital forensic examiners. The act also covers certain positions being relocated to new or finalized forensic laboratories. It ensures these roles are exempt from hiring freezes or cuts caused by spending changes.
Yes
Would union members be better off under this?+4
The bill provides job security for the specified DEA laboratory workforce against spending cuts.
Is this likely to create jobs?+3
The bill prevents job losses and hiring freezes for specific DEA forensic roles.
Does this change how police departments operate?+2
The bill ensures the continuity of essential forensic personnel within the DEA.
The opposite
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?-2
The bill restricts the ability to reduce staff or implement hiring freezes as a means of cutting spending.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection of essential forensic roles: The bill ensures that positions like forensic chemists, fingerprint specialists, and digital forensic examiners remain active regardless of spending cuts or fund reprogramming (Section 2; Section 3a).
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Stability for relocating staff: The law protects positions that are currently being moved to new or finishing forensic laboratories, preventing job loss during these transitions (Section 2; Section 3a).
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Prevention of hiring freezes: By exempting the laboratory workforce from hiring freezes, the bill ensures the agency can continue to staff its forensic facilities (Section 3a).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Limited authority for performance management: While the law protects against general workforce reductions, it notes that the Attorney General still maintains authority to manage employees in cases of misconduct or poor performance (Section 3b).
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+4
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Policing Reform+2
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+3Reduces Government Spending-2
- 12/3/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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Mike CrapoRepublican · Idaho