# 119-hr-3093: REHIRE Act

119-hr-3093, REHIRE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3093
- Congress: 119
- Title: REHIRE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-29

## Summary

**Temporary hiring preference for involuntarily removed federal employees.** This bill would treat any federal employee involuntarily removed from the civil service between January 1, 2025 and January 1, 2027 as a preference eligible when applying to competitive service jobs. - Workers who are involuntarily removed during the covered period would be deemed preference eligible and receive 5 additional points above their earned rating when applying to competitive service positions. - The preference would not apply to people removed from political positions, those involuntarily separated for clearly documented misconduct or delinquency, or those whose most recent documented performance review was unacceptable or less than fully successful. - Federal hiring officials would apply this extra 5-point preference for eligible applicants while the authority to grant the preference lasts. The authority to grant the preference expires 5 years after enactment.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2025-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Rehire boost for laid-off federal workers: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would give a rehiring edge to some former federal workers. If you were involuntarily removed between Jan 1, 2025 and Jan 1, 2027, you would be treated as preference eligible. You would get 5 extra points added to your earned rating when applying for competitive service jobs. It wou…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3093 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3093)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3093 (as of 2026-08-29).