Bill · H.R. 1511· House(119-HR-1511)
REDUCE Act
- Introduced
- 2/21/2025
- Last activity
- 2/21/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Sponsored by
- Beth Van Duyne
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "REDUCE Act," directs executive branch agencies to review their positions for redundancy. Agency heads must submit a report to Congress identifying which positions are unnecessary within 30 days of enactment. The Act imposes a hiring limit where agencies can only appoint one new employee for every four that retire, transfer, or separate. This hiring restriction remains in place until the agency's total staff drops to 80 percent of its current level. Additionally, agency heads must create plans to eliminate or combine specific agency components through reorganization or reductions in force.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?+7
The bill seeks to decrease spending by mandating workforce reductions and limiting new hires.
Does this reduce what the federal government owes?+5
By reducing the size of the federal workforce, the bill aims to lower government spending.
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?+5
The bill promotes fiscal responsibility through the reduction of redundant agency positions.
The opposite· 3 of 10
Is this likely to create jobs?-5
The bill imposes strict hiring limits that will likely prevent the creation of new federal jobs.
Would union members be better off under this?-4
The bill's focus on workforce reduction and reorganization is likely negative for federal employees and their unions.
Does this strengthen the rights of workers to organise?-3
The mandate for reductions in force may negatively impact unionized federal workers.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Identification of Redundancy: Agency heads are required to review every position and report back to Congress on which ones are redundant or unnecessary (Section 2(a)). This could help identify inefficiencies within the Federal Government.
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Control Over Agency Size: The bill limits new hiring based on the number of employees leaving, which continues until an agency reaches 80 percent of its original staff size (Section 2(b)).
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Protection of Essential Services: The law includes an exception that prevents these mandates from applying to positions or components that agency heads determine are critical to national security, public safety, law enforcement, or immigration enforcement (Section 2(d)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Restricted Hiring Capacity: Agencies are limited to hiring only one employee for every four that leave through retirement, transfer, or other separations (Section 2(b)(1)).
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Mandatory Reductions: Agency heads are required to determine which components should be eliminated or combined and must establish plans for those reductions or reorganizations (Section 2(c)).
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Staffing Reductions: The hiring limitations are designed to continue until the total number of employees at an agency is reduced to 80 percent of the number present at the time of the Act's enactment (Section 2(b)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending+7Improves Fiscal Responsibility+5Reduces National Debt+5Reduces Inflation+1Increases Job Creation-5Improves Union Protections-3Improves Consumer Protection-2
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Union Workers-4
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections-2Improves Disaster Relief And F E M A-1
- Education And Technology
- Improves Data Privacy-1Increases Big Tech Regulation-1
- Healthcare
- Improves Pandemic Preparedness-2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3Increases Federal Power-3
- 6/24/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/21/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced in House
W. SteubeRepublican · Florida