Summary

Directs every executive branch agency to quickly identify and report redundant positions to Congress, cap hiring to one new employee for every four who leave, and shrink staff levels to 80% or less of their size on the day the law takes effect. Agency heads must also decide which offices or functions to eliminate or merge and create a plan to do so through reorganization or reduction in force. Positions and components deemed critical to national security, public safety, law enforcement, or immigration enforcement are exempt. The review is due within 30 days of enactment, and the hiring cap stays in place until each agency meets the 20% workforce reduction target.

Key Points

• Mandates a 30-day review of all agency positions and a report to Congress identifying redundancies.
• Caps hiring to one new employee per four departures until each agency reaches 80% of its enactment-date workforce.
• Requires agency heads to eliminate or merge components via reorganization or reduction in force.
• Exempts roles and components critical to national security, public safety, law enforcement, and immigration enforcement.
• Sets the reduction baseline as the workforce size on the date of enactment.
• Applies to all executive branch agencies, not just Cabinet departments.
• Does not appropriate funds or change taxes; it is a workforce and reorganization directive.
• May result in layoffs (RIF) in addition to attrition if needed to meet targets.

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