SAFE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3141 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3141

To prohibit Executive agencies from carrying out a reduction in force, 
or any similar effort, during any period during which there is a lapse 
               in appropriations, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 6, 2025

 Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
Kaine, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Kim, and Mr. 
Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit Executive agencies from carrying out a reduction in force, 
or any similar effort, during any period during which there is a lapse 
               in appropriations, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Assurance for Federal 
Employees Act'' or the ``SAFE Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CARRYING OUT A REDUCTION IN FORCE DURING 
              GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Executive agency'' has 
the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code.
    (b) Prohibition.--During a period during which there is a lapse in 
appropriations with respect to an Executive agency, that Executive 
agency may not use the funds made available by any Act to propose, 
notice, initiate, execute, implement, or take any other action relating 
to a reduction in force, or relating to any similar effort, to reduce 
the number of employees employed by that or another Executive agency.
    (c) Remedy.--With respect to any reduction in force (or similar 
effort) proposed, noticed, initiated, executed, implemented, or 
otherwise taken by an Executive agency in violation of subsection (b), 
including such an action taken with respect to a reduction in force (or 
similar effort) at any time during the period beginning on October 1, 
2025, and ending on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, 
that reduction in force (or similar effort) shall have no force or 
effect.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to affect a voluntary separation payment offered to an employee under 
section 3523 of title 5, United States Code.
    (e) Retroactive Effective Date.--This section shall take effect as 
if enacted on September 30, 2025.
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