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REDUCE Act
3/17/2025, 1:08 PM
Summary of Bill HR 1511
Under this legislation, executive branch agencies will be required to conduct a thorough review of their current positions to identify any redundancies. This review process will help agencies streamline their operations and eliminate unnecessary positions, ultimately leading to a more efficient and cost-effective government.
Additionally, the bill includes provisions to limit civil service hiring, which will help control the size of the federal workforce and prevent unnecessary growth. By implementing hiring restrictions, agencies will be forced to prioritize their staffing needs and make more strategic decisions about their workforce. Furthermore, the bill mandates that agencies develop plans for reducing their workforce or reorganizing their operations. These plans will help agencies proactively address any redundancies or inefficiencies within their organization, leading to improved performance and cost savings. Overall, Bill 119 hr 1511 aims to promote efficiency and effectiveness within the executive branch by eliminating redundant positions, limiting civil service hiring, and requiring agencies to develop plans for workforce reductions or reorganization. By implementing these measures, the government can operate more efficiently and effectively serve the American people.
Congressional Summary of HR 1511
Reducing Expensive Departments & Unnecessary Civil Employees Act or the REDUCE Act
This bill limits federal hiring and requires each federal agency to establish plans to eliminate or combine components of the agency. The bill does not apply to positions or agency components that are critical to national security, public safety, law enforcement, or immigration enforcement.
Specifically, a federal agency may not appoint more than one employee for every four employees that retire, transfer, or separate from such agency. This limitation does not apply after the agency has reduced the number of its employees by 20%.
The bill also requires each agency to determine which agency components should be eliminated or combined and develop a plan to bring this into effect through reorganization or reduction in force.
Each agency must conduct a review of each position within the agency to identify positions that are redundant or unnecessary and report the results of this review to Congress.
Current Status of Bill HR 1511
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 1511
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
0Democrat Cosponsors
0Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 1511
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Comments

Pablo Sharp
1 year ago
Hey everyone, I was reading about this bill that wants to review positions and limit hiring in government agencies. Not sure how I feel about this - could this mean less job opportunities for people like me? What do you all think about the long term effects of this bill? #politics #HRBill1511

Brendan Oh
1 year ago
This bill is gonna mess everything up! It's gonna make it harder for people to get jobs and just cause chaos in the government. Why are they doing this? How is this gonna help anyone in the short term?

Magdalena Hoyle
1 year ago
I think this bill is good idea. It could help make things better.

