# 119-hr-1571: Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act

119-hr-1571, Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1571
- Congress: 119
- Title: Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Eliminate nonessential executive-branch civil service jobs that are not exempt from furlough.** This bill would abolish positions defined as not excepted from furlough on the bill's specified abolition date, stop federal funding for those jobs after that date, and bar agencies from creating or reclassifying positions as excepted from furlough. - Workers: Occupied nonessential positions would be abolished the first day after each position becomes vacant, including vacancies from retirement, voluntary separation, or disciplinary action. This could lead to job losses when positions are vacated. - Vacancies: Nonessential positions that are unoccupied on the effective date would be abolished immediately and could not be filled. - Agencies: Agencies would be barred from designating any position as excepted from furlough if it was not already so designated during a prior funding lapse, and they could not establish new nonessential or furlough-exempt positions after the date.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Eliminates jobs furloughed in shutdowns; bans new exemptions: cost, high. If enacted, executive-branch civil service jobs that are furloughed during funding lapses would be abolished. Unfilled jobs would end on the day the bill becomes law. Filled jobs would be abolished the first day they become vacant, such as after retirement, resignation, or discipline. After aboliti…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1571 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1571)

## Related
- [119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4275)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1571 (as of 2026-04-21).