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Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] · R–MS
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-25 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would eliminate executive-branch civil service jobs designated as subject to furlough—temporary leave during a lapse in government funding. Covered jobs empty when the bill became law would be abolished immediately; jobs then occupied would be abolished after becoming vacant. It would also prohibit salary and expense funding for those jobs once abolished and restrict which federal jobs could be exempted from furlough.
(b) Positions A position described in this subsection is any position in the civil service (as that term is defined in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code) in the executive branch of the Federal Government that is designated as not excepted from furlough with respect to any lapse in appropriations occurring before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Application (1) Unoccupied and nonessential Positions under subsection (b) that are unoccupied on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be abolished on such date. (2) Occupied and nonessential Positions under subsection (b) that are occupied on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be abolished on the first day after such date when such position becomes vacant (including a vacancy resulting from retirement, voluntary separation, or disciplinary action).
(2) no Federal funds may be obligated or expended for the salary or expenses of any such position on or after such date.
(d) Limitation On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal position— (1) may be designated as excepted from furlough that was not designated as excepted from furlough during a lapse in appropriations occurring before such date; and (2) established after the date of enactment of this Act may be designated as excepted from furlough.
Section 1 would name the legislation the Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act.
The abolition requirement would apply despite other laws. Coverage would depend on an executive-branch civil service position's designation as not exempt from furlough during a funding lapse before, on, or after enactment.
(a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) on the date provided under subsection (c), any Federal position described in subsection (b) is abolished;
(b) Positions A position described in this subsection is any position in the civil service (as that term is defined in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code) in the executive branch of the Federal Government that is designated as not excepted from furlough with respect to any lapse in appropriations occurring before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
Covered positions vacant on the enactment date would be abolished that day.
(1) Unoccupied and nonessential Positions under subsection (b) that are unoccupied on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be abolished on such date.
Covered positions occupied on the enactment date would be abolished on the first day afterward when they became vacant. The text includes vacancies caused by retirement, voluntary departure, or disciplinary action.
(2) Occupied and nonessential Positions under subsection (b) that are occupied on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be abolished on the first day after such date when such position becomes vacant (including a vacancy resulting from retirement, voluntary separation, or disciplinary action).
Starting on a covered position's abolition date, federal funds could not be committed or spent for its salary or expenses.
(a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) on the date provided under subsection (c), any Federal position described in subsection (b) is abolished; and (2) no Federal funds may be obligated or expended for the salary or expenses of any such position on or after such date.
Beginning at enactment, a federal position could not be designated exempt from furlough unless it had been designated exempt during a funding lapse before enactment.
(d) Limitation On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal position— (1) may be designated as excepted from furlough that was not designated as excepted from furlough during a lapse in appropriations occurring before such date;
Federal positions created after enactment could not be designated exempt from furlough.
(d) Limitation On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal position— (1) may be designated as excepted from furlough that was not designated as excepted from furlough during a lapse in appropriations occurring before such date; and (2) established after the date of enactment of this Act may be designated as excepted from furlough.
The supplied action snapshot, updated July 24, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 25, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-07-24T14:11:09Z. 2025-02-25: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 2025-02-25: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-02-25. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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