[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1585 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1585

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that a rule relating 
 to a reduction in force is subject to review under chapter 8 of that 
                     title, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 1, 2025

 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
  Warner, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schiff, and Ms. 
   Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that a rule relating 
 to a reduction in force is subject to review under chapter 8 of that 
                     title, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reduction in Force Review Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY REDUCTIONS IN FORCE.

    Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 801(a)(1)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(iv) if the rule relates to a reduction in force at the 
        Federal agency that is authorized under subchapter I of chapter 
        35, a detailed justification for the reduction in force, which 
        shall include--
                    ``(I) the specific reasons for the reduction in 
                force;
                    ``(II) the anticipated impact of the reduction in 
                force on the employees and operations of the Federal 
                agency;
                    ``(III) any alternatives to the reduction in force 
                that the Federal agency considered, including the 
                reasons that the Federal agency rejected those 
                alternatives;
                    ``(IV) a summary of the consultations that the 
                Federal agency has held with--
                            ``(aa) employees of the Federal agency who 
                        will be affected by the reduction in force; and
                            ``(bb) representatives of the employees 
                        described in item (aa); and
                    ``(V) a summary of how the reduction in force will 
                impact employees of the Federal agency who are 
                veterans.''; and
            (2) by amending section 804(3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) The term `rule'--
                    ``(A) has the meaning given the term in section 
                551; and
                    ``(B) includes--
                            ``(i) a rule or order relating to a 
                        reduction in force at a Federal agency that is 
                        authorized under subchapter I of chapter 35; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) any significant action by a Federal 
                        agency that substantially affects the rights or 
                        obligations of non-Federal agency parties, such 
                        as a workforce restructuring, office closure, 
                        or other action by a Federal agency that has a 
                        material impact on the employees or operations 
                        of the Federal agency.''.
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