Fiscal Harms of Federal Firing Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Feb 11, 2026
What it does
The Fiscal Harms of Federal Firing Act would require the Comptroller General to conduct a comprehensive study on how federal reductions in force affect state and local government budgets, expenditures, and tax revenues, including impacts on unemployment insurance, Medicaid, workforce programs, housing assistance, and regional economic activity. The study would examine variations in impact based on the scale of job losses, geographic concentration of federal workers, and local fiscal capacity, and would include historical case studies and mitigation strategies used by state and local governments. Within 18 months of enactment, the Comptroller General must submit a report to specified…
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