S3844-119

In Committee

Fiscal Harms of Federal Firing Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 11, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Comptroller General means the Comptroller General of the United States. The term reduction in force means— a reduction in force, reduces a neutral technical change provision: 3. Findings Congress finds the following: Reductions in force may— displace workers, altering where affected individuals live and work across States and localities; increase, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. It relies on definition changes, reporting requirements, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Healthcare and Labor.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Comptroller General means the Comptroller General of the United States. The term reduction in force means— a reduction in force...
  • Reduces a neutral technical change provision: 3. Findings Congress finds the following: Reductions in force may— displace workers, altering where affected individuals live and work across States and localities; increase...
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Comptroller General means the Comptroller General of the United States. The term reduction in force means— a reduction in force, reduces a neutral technical change provision: 3. Findings Congress finds the following: Reductions in force may— displace workers, altering where affected individuals live and work across States and localities; increase, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Labor

Primary Purpose

The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Comptroller General means the Comptroller General of the United States. The term reduction in force means— a reduction in force, reduces a neutral technical change provision: 3. Findings Congress finds the following: Reductions in force may— displace workers, altering where affected individuals live and work across States and localities; increase, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Labor

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 11, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 11, 2026

Ms. Alsobrooks (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, and …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Labor
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Comptroller General" §H6ABA7DE0E3164DAAAF35109C27860E14

the Comptroller General of the United States. The term reduction in force means— a reduction in force carried out under subchapter I of chapter 35 or section 3595 of title 5, United States Code

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