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Committee rejects amendment to require Interior agencies to restore staffing to September 2020 levels
Summary
A Senator Heinrich amendment to require the National Park Service and Forest Service to maintain no fewer full‑time employees than at the end of fiscal 2020 failed in the Appropriations Committee by a 14–15 vote.
Senator Martin Heinrich offered an amendment during the Interior bill markup to require the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to hire and maintain a minimum number of full‑time employees equal to staffing levels at the end of fiscal year 2020.
Heinrich said the amendment responds to reports from agency employees about forced departures and staffing shortfalls that…
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