Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 39
- Latest action
- Oct 3, 2025
What it does
The Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2025 would waive the 10% early withdrawal penalty on distributions from the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) for federal employees affected by a government shutdown lasting at least two weeks, up to $30,000 per lapse (adjusted for inflation after 2025). It also allows affected employees to make hardship or age-based withdrawals and loans from the TSP during such lapses, permits recontribution of withdrawn amounts within 120 days after the lapse ends, and ensures missed loan payments during a shutdown are not treated as taxable distributions. The bill applies to distributions and loan payments due after September 30, 2025.
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.