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Introduced December 1, 2025 by Brian Jack · Last progress December 1, 2025
The bill streamlines and standardizes relocation payments for federal employees—making moving support faster and more consistent—while risking lower reimbursements for some relocators, possible geographic inequities from standardized lump sums, and short-term agency implementation costs.
Federal employees who must relocate will be able to receive a one-time lump-sum payment instead of multiple itemized reimbursements, simplifying and accelerating moving support.
Agencies will have clearer, standardized rules on when and how lump-sum relocation payments are used, reducing inconsistent practices across agencies.
Relocating employees gain explicit procedural protections, including notice of appeal rights and a dispute process for denied relocation claims, improving review options.
Some relocating federal employees may receive less total reimbursement under a lump-sum than under itemized payments, increasing out-of-pocket moving costs for those workers.
Lump-sum amounts set by GSA may be administratively complex to calculate and may not reflect local cost variations, creating inequities between employees in different locations.
Transitioning to a lump-sum system will require agencies to update payroll and personnel systems, producing short-term administrative and implementation costs.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Allows agencies to pay a one-time lump-sum relocation payment instead of other authorized relocation allowances and requires GSA to set rules and appeal procedures.
Authorizes federal agencies to pay a single lump-sum relocation payment to employees who must move in the interest of the government instead of the separate relocation allowances otherwise available. It directs the General Services Administration to write rules about when agencies may use lump sums, how to calculate the amount, and how employees can dispute agency relocation expense claims, including notice of the right to appeal to the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals and citation to that Board’s procedures.