# 119-s-295: Reducing the Federal Workforce Through Attrition Act

119-s-295, Reducing the Federal Workforce Through Attrition Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-295
- Congress: 119
- Title: Reducing the Federal Workforce Through Attrition Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on growing service contracts: cost, low. 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.…
- Federal job cap and agency limits: cost, low. 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…
- Hiring limits, monitoring, and transfers: cost, low. 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,…

## Related bills

- 119-s-117: AMERICANS Act
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-382: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-295 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/295)

## Related
- [119-s-117: AMERICANS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-117)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-382: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-382)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-295 (as of 2025-12-21).