Bill > HR1511

This bill, known as the REDUCE Act (Reducing Expensive Departments & Unnecessary Civil Employees Act), requires executive branch agencies to conduct a comprehensive review of their workforce and implement significant staffing reductions. Within 30 days of enactment, each agency must submit a report to Congress identifying redundant and unnecessary positions. The bill establishes a strict hiring limitation where agencies can only hire one new employee for every four employees who retire, transfer, or leave the agency, and this restriction will remain in effect until the agency's total workforce is reduced to 80% of its current size. Additionally, agency heads must develop plans to eliminate or consolidate agency components through reductions in force (RIF) or organizational restructuring. The bill includes a critical exemption for positions and components deemed essential to national security, public safety, law enforcement, and immigration enforcement, as determined by the agency head. This legislation aims to streamline government operations, reduce federal employment, and potentially cut government spending by identifying and eliminating what are considered unnecessary positions across executive branch agencies.

Government Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1511/all-info