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Federal Freeze Act

House

Prohibits federal employee pay raises for one year, caps most agency hiring, and requires a 5% workforce reduction within three years

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2025

House

Improve accreditation for Department of Homeland Security basic training programs through statutory changes to training oversight

Latest action: Wed Apr 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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FAIR Act

Senate

Modify 2026 federal employee compensation by increasing statutory and prevailing rate pay and raising locality pay

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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FAIR Act

House

Increases 2026 federal employee pay rates by raising statutory and prevailing rate pay and adding a locality pay increase

Latest action: Tue Sep 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026

House

Expands federal employee cash awards for identifying wasteful operational expenses, fraud, waste, or mismanagement and requires agencies to propose those expenses for rescission

Latest action: Tue Jun 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act

House

Funds the Department of Homeland Security through the rest of FY2026, ending the partial shutdown and authorizing back pay for affected employees

Latest action: Thu Apr 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act

House

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Latest action: Tue Jul 14 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act

House

Establishes a federal workforce downsizing effort within government oversight and reform

Latest action: Tue Feb 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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EQUALS Act of 2025

House

Establishes the EQUALS Act of 2025 as a measure advancing equality under federal law

Latest action: Thu Apr 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025

Senate

Require stronger federal employee performance management and accountability measures across the civil service workforce

Latest action: Mon Feb 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriate FY2026 funding for the Department of Homeland Security, end the partial shutdown, and authorize back pay and approval of shutdown-related obligations

Latest action: Mon Mar 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Extends FY2026 continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security through May 22, 2026, while authorizing shutdown back pay and ratifying certain obligations incurred during the partial shutdown

Latest action: Thu Apr 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Saving the Civil Service Act

Senate

Prohibit most reclassification of federal civil service positions into excepted service schedules to preserve existing employee protections

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Paycheck Protection Act

Senate

Limit payroll deductions used for labor organization political activities under the Paycheck Protection Act

Latest action: Mon May 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Ending DOGE Conflicts Act

House

Prohibit conflicts of interest involving DOGE through ethics restrictions tied to government oversight

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PRO Veterans Act of 2025

Senate

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to give Congress quarterly budget briefings, restrict senior employee incentive pay, and continue a veterans customer experience office through FY2028

Latest action: Thu Aug 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act of 2025

Senate

Requires federal employee labor unions to reimburse agencies for official time and agency resources used for union activities, with penalties for nonpayment and compliance oversight

Latest action: Tue Feb 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Restore Merit to Government Service Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes a federal personnel policy to restore merit-based standards in government service and civil service management

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Compassion for Vulnerable and Struggling Workers Act

House

Directs House oversight consideration of the Compassion for Vulnerable and Struggling Workers Act after its introduction

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Stop Musk Act

House

Prohibits retaliation against federal employees who resist or prevent unlawful or unconstitutional actions by Elon Musk or people under his oversight involving federal agencies

Latest action: Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Federal Workforce Early Separation Incentives Act

House

Authorize early separation incentives for the federal workforce to support agency staffing reductions and workforce restructuring

Latest action: Wed Feb 04 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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U.S. Park Police Modernization Act

House

Modernizes the U.S. Park Police through updates reflected in the measure's law enforcement focus

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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End the Deep State Act

House

Abolish the deep state through a House measure introduced for federal government oversight and reform

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Return to Work Act

House

Requires executive agencies to restore the telework policies they had in place on December 31 2019

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Federal Freeze Act

Senate

Impose a federal hiring and personnel freeze across executive branch agencies and government operations

Latest action: Mon Feb 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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No Bonuses for Bad Service Act

Senate

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Latest action: Thu Aug 06 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Federal Relocation Payment Improvement Act

House

Permanently authorizes all federal agencies to use one-time lump-sum payments for employee relocation expenses instead of expense reimbursement when employees move in the government's interest

Latest action: Tue Jul 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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ASTRO Act

House

Establishes the ASTRO Act as a named measure advanced for further House consideration

Latest action: Tue Apr 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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REMOTE Act

Senate

Require executive agencies to monitor telework and on-site network activity, compare employee performance indicators, and report telework-related deficiencies

Latest action: Tue Jan 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Reducing the Federal Workforce Through Attrition Act

Senate

Require executive agencies to reduce the federal civilian workforce through attrition rather than immediate across the board cuts

Latest action: Wed Jan 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fix FEDVIP Age Act

House

Amends Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program age rules to fix eligibility treatment under FEDVIP

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Official Time Reporting Act

House

Require reporting on official time use by federal employees and labor organizations to increase disclosure of that labor-management practice

Latest action: Tue Dec 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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911 SAVES Act

House

Requires the Office of Management and Budget to classify public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification system

Latest action: Wed Jan 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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BIS STRENGTH Act

House

Strengthens the Bureau of Industry and Security through the BIS STRENGTH Act as ordered reported by committee

Latest action: Wed Apr 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A bill to exclude locality adjustments from average pay for purposes of computing the amount of retirement annuities of new employees.

Senate

Excludes locality pay adjustments from average pay used to calculate retirement and disability annuities for new Federal Employees’ Retirement System employees

Latest action: Tue Jan 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025

House

Expand access to federal workers compensation for injured federal workers by improving claims or benefit eligibility procedures

Latest action: Thu Dec 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Federal Employee Return to Work Act

Senate

Prohibits annual and locality pay increases for federal employees who telework at least one day per week

Latest action: Tue Jan 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Federal Employee Return to Work Act

House

Prohibits annual and locality pay increases for executive agency employees who telework at least 20% of each workweek

Latest action: Tue Jan 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Paycheck Protection Act

House

Require annual written authorization before labor organizations may use payroll deductions for political contributions or expenditures

Latest action: Tue Mar 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Support Military Families Act

House

Expand assistance for military families under the Support Military Families Act

Latest action: Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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