Senators Hirono and Van Hollen introduced legislation to prevent federal workforce reductions in key scientific agencies.
Quiver AI Summary
U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono and Chris Van Hollen have introduced four bills aimed at instituting a moratorium on reductions in force at various federal science agencies, including NASA and the National Science Foundation. This legislation follows recent mass layoffs under the Trump administration affecting over 3,000 federal employees.
Senator Hirono emphasized the critical role of federal science agencies, stating, "These reductions... will cause irreparable damage." Senator Van Hollen added that cuts threaten innovation that benefits the American public, asserting, "With this legislation, we’re fighting to stop Trump from laying waste to our federal science agencies."
The proposed bills would pause mass layoffs until appropriations for the affected agencies are finalized for Fiscal Year 2026, highlighting the senators' intent to protect the federal workforce amidst ongoing budget negotiations.
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Mazie K. Hirono Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Mazie K. Hirono is worth $8.2M, as of August 14th, 2025. This is the 109th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Hirono has approximately $93.3K invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
You can track Mazie K. Hirono's net worth on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Hirono.
Mazie K. Hirono Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Mazie K. Hirono:
- S.2633: Saving NOAA’s Workforce Act
- S.2632: Saving NASA’s Workforce Act
- S.2631: Saving NIST’s Workforce Act
- S.2630: Saving NSF’s Workforce Act
- S.2614: Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
- S.2549: Time Off to Vote Act
You can track bills proposed by Mazie K. Hirono on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Hirono.
Mazie K. Hirono Fundraising
Mazie K. Hirono recently disclosed $106.0K of fundraising in a Q2 FEC disclosure filed on July 15th, 2025. This was the 603rd most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year. 94.3% came from individual donors.
Hirono disclosed $102.0K of spending. This was the 503rd most from all Q2 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Hirono disclosed $1.3M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 227th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year.
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