To prohibit Executive agencies from carrying out a reduction in force, or any similar effort, during any period during which there is a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Prohibits executive agencies from proposing or implementing reductions in force and similar workforce actions during a federal funding lapse and voids covered actions taken after October 1, 2025.
Who Benefits and How
Federal employees could receive stronger protection against furlough-period workforce reductions and similar restructuring efforts.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Executive agencies would lose flexibility to pursue covered staffing actions during funding lapses and would need to unwind invalid actions.
Key Provisions
- Bars agencies from proposing or implementing reductions in force and similar efforts during a funding lapse.
- Declares covered post-October 1, 2025 actions to have no force or effect.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Prohibits executive agencies from proposing or implementing reductions in force and similar workforce actions during a federal funding lapse and voids covered actions taken after October 1, 2025.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Labor
Primary Purpose
Prohibits executive agencies from proposing or implementing reductions in force and similar workforce actions during a federal funding lapse and voids covered actions taken after October 1, 2025.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal employees protected from lapse-period workforce reductions
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Executive agencies and managers restricted from pursuing covered staffing actions during a funding lapse
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Schumer, Ms. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Federal employees protected from shutdown-period workforce reductions
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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