the Foreign Service Voluntary Early Retirement Authority Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Jun 26, 2025
What it does
The bill would modify the voluntary retirement requirements for Foreign Service members by allowing those aged 43 or older with at least 15 years of creditable service to retire early with an annuity during periods of substantial workforce restructuring, such as delayering, reorganization, or reductions in force, as determined by the Office of Personnel Management. It applies to individuals separated from the Foreign Service voluntarily or involuntarily between January 20, 2025, and the date of enactment, and to those voluntarily separated after enactment, subject to agency head or Secretary approval. The bill also states that recipients of such annuities should be eligible to retain…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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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.