# 119-hr-7256: Federal Workforce Early Separation Incentives Act

119-hr-7256, Federal Workforce Early Separation Incentives Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7256
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Workforce Early Separation Incentives Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-01-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-20

## Summary

**Authorizes agency heads to set voluntary separation incentive payments up to six months' pay.** It ties VSIP amounts to the same calculation method used for severance pay under 5 U.S.C. 5595(c), so agencies use an existing formula to determine payment amounts. - Federal employees: Eligible workers can receive voluntary separation incentive payments up to six months' pay. The bill does not add new eligibility rules. - Agency leaders and HR offices: Agency heads gain discretion to set VSIP amounts within the six month cap using the severance-pay calculation method in section 5595(c). - Agencies and federal finances: The change broadens how large VSIPs can be within the existing statutory cap. The text specifies no new program, funding source, appropriation, or added regulatory requirements.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher voluntary exit pay for federal workers: benefit, high. If enacted, eligible federal employees would be able to receive a one-time Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP). Your agency head would set the dollar amount. The payment could be up to six months of the pay you received right before separation. The VSIP would be calculated using the same…

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- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7256 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7256)

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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7256 (as of 2026-05-20).