Trent Kelly (R-MS)
Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act
A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act," aims to eliminate nonessential civil service positions within the executive branch. It defines these positions as those not designated as excepted from furloughs during a lapse in appropriations. Unoccupied positions are to be abolished on the date the Act is enacted. For occupied positions, the job is abolished once it becomes vacant due to reasons like retirement or separation. Additionally, the bill limits the ability to designate new positions as excepted from furlough.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds for the salaries and expenses of abolished positions.
The opposite· 3 of 5
- Scored -7
Would union members be better off under this?
The bill reduces job security and the overall number of available civil service positions for workers.
- Scored -5
Is this likely to create jobs?
The bill reduces the total number of civil service positions in the executive branch by abolishing nonessential ones.
- Scored -3
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill reduces the size of the federal bureaucracy and its permanent workforce.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Elimination of Nonessential Positions: The bill seeks to abolish positions in the civil service that are not designated as excepted from furlough during a lapse in appropriations (Section 2(b)). This is intended to eliminate nonessential civil service positions in the executive branch.
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Control of Federal Funds: The act prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for the salary or expenses of abolished positions (Section 2(a)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Loss of Employment for Occupied Positions: Positions that are currently occupied will be abolished once they become vacant due to retirement, voluntary separation, or disciplinary action (Section 2(c)(2)).
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Restrictions on Future Position Designations: The bill prevents any Federal position established after the date of enactment from being designated as excepted from furlough (Section 2(d)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would union members be better off under this? — The bill reduces job security and the overall number of available civil service positions for workers. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — The bill eliminates existing civil service jobs that provide stable middle-class income. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The elimination of federal jobs may reduce overall employment opportunities in the public sector.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill reduces the size of the federal bureaucracy and its permanent workforce.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds for the salaries and expenses of abolished positions. Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill reduces the total number of civil service positions in the executive branch by abolishing nonessential ones.
- 3/24/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/25/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced in House
Mike EzellRepublican · Mississippi