Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Feb 25, 2025
What it does
The Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act would abolish nonessential civil service positions in the federal executive branch that are designated as not excepted from furlough during any lapse in appropriations. Unoccupied such positions would be eliminated upon enactment, while occupied ones would be abolished when they become vacant through retirement, separation, or disciplinary action. The bill also prohibits designating new or previously non-excepted positions as excepted from furlough after enactment, effectively preventing the creation or reclassification of positions shielded from furlough during funding gaps. This applies to all federal civil service positions in…
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