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119-hr-2906119th CongressWALLET

SERVICE Act

Sponsored By: Representative Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]

Introduced

Summary

Limits major federal workforce cuts until a Government Accountability Office review is done.

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This bill would prevent an agency from reducing its total staff by more than 5% in a fiscal year until the agency submits a detailed report and a GAO review follows.

  • Agencies and managers would have to submit a thorough analysis before cuts above 5% that estimates net financial effects, including pay and benefits, administrative costs, and any contracting costs to replace lost functions.
  • Federal employees would gain a built-in delay because reductions over 5% would be barred until 210 days after the agency files the required report.
  • Congress and the public would get an independent check because the Comptroller General would have 180 days to assess the report's completeness and credibility and publish the findings on the GAO website.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Limits on big federal staff cuts

Covered federal agencies would be blocked from cutting total staff by more than 5%. They would need to send a detailed report to GAO and Congress, then wait 210 days before larger cuts. The 5% is measured against the number of employees on the first day of that fiscal year. The report would estimate net costs, list affected jobs and offices, and explain service and performance impacts, with methods. GAO would have 180 days to review, judge completeness and credibility, and post its review publicly.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]

GA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]

    LA • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2025

  • Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2025

  • Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2025

  • Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2025

  • Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/3/2025

  • Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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