Introduce and support legislation to prohibit mass terminations and reinstate an extended ban on reduction-in-force layoffs at the Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service through the end of Fiscal Year 2030.

Joe Neguse · Colorado · Democratic

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Occurrences

recently introduced the Public Lands Workforce Stability Act, a bill to prohibit mass terminations at our land management agencies, including the Department of Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) ... Specifically, the bill reinstitutes and extends the ban on RIFs covering DOI and USFS until the end of Fiscal Year 2030.

Neguse introduced a bill to block mass layoffs at DOI and USFS and extend the layoff ban through FY2030.

Reps. Neguse and Huffman Introduce the Public Lands Workforce Stability Act | Congressman Joe Neguse
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Most recently, Congressman Neguse has been at the forefront of efforts to push back against the Trump Administration’s attempts to weaken federal land management agencies—calling for the immediate reinstatement of public servants at the Department of the Interior (DOI), National Park Service (NPS), and U.S. Forest Service (USFS): Protect Our Parks Act Save Our Forests Act

The page repeats Neguse’s commitment to push legislation restoring fired federal land management staff and resisting workforce cuts at DOI, NPS, and USFS.

Protecting Colorado’s Public Lands | Congressman Joe Neguse
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Evidence

The official press releases index shows the latest visible items dated June 5, 2026 (public lands award), June 4, 2026 (CMS rule), and June 2, 2026 (wildfire mitigation bill). A page search on the same official page found no matching text for "Forest Service", "layoff", or "reduction-in-force".

As of the June 10 refresh, Neguse's official feed shows recent public-lands and wildfire activity but no identifiable bill or statement matching the promised DOI/Forest Service RIF ban.

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Press Releases | Congressman Joe Neguse
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Assessments

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The available evidence only shows Neguse's official press releases page with no visible bill, statement, or other matching action on Forest Service or reduction-in-force layoffs. That is not enough to confirm introduction, sponsorship, or successful enactment of the promised DOI/Forest Service RIF ban through FY2030, so the claim cannot be marked delivered. There is also no clear evidence of a serious but unsuccessful legislative push, so effort credit is not warranted from the provided record.

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