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119-s-295119th CongressWALLET

Reducing the Federal Workforce Through Attrition Act

Sponsored By: Senator Johnson, Ron [R-WI]

Introduced

Summary

Caps the federal workforce at 90 percent of its size on September 30, 2025. This bill would impose agency‑level headcount limits and enforce them with reporting, temporary hiring limits, and continuous monitoring by the Office of Management and Budget.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.

Limits on growing service contracts

If enacted, the bill would prevent agencies from increasing service contract spending because of the law unless a cost comparison shows the contracts would be financially advantageous to the Government. OMB, with OPM, must act so service contracting does not rise without that cost‑savings finding. This could reduce contract opportunities unless contracts clearly save money.

Federal job cap and agency limits

If enacted, this bill would cap total federal jobs at 90% of the number on September 30, 2025, starting in fiscal year 2028. Agencies would have to report their headcounts by October 31, 2025. The OMB Director would give each agency a maximum headcount by the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. Counts would use full‑time equivalent (FTE) units and would not include certain political appointees.

Hiring limits, monitoring, and transfers

If enacted, agencies would face a temporary replacement rule from the second quarter of FY2026 through September 30, 2027: at most one new appointment for every three separations. The OMB Director (with OPM) would monitor agencies in FY2026–FY2027 to see if they are on track for the FY2028 limits, and would continuously monitor exceedances beginning in FY2028. If OMB finds an agency over its maximum, it must notify the President and Congress within 14 days after the quarter ends, and the agency would be barred from filling vacancies, approving remote‑duty hires or more remote hours, and increasing official time until OMB says otherwise. The President could waive limits for specified positions during war, national security concerns, or extraordinary emergencies. Federal employees could still transfer into agencies that are in compliance on the date of transfer.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Johnson, Ron [R-WI]

WI • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/29/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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