HR 916
117th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
REDUCE Act
Introduced: February 8, 2021
Introduced by:
Calvert, Ken
Republican
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Rebalance for an Effective Defense Uniformed and Civilian Employees Act or the REDUCE Act
This bill limits full-time positions in the Department of Defense (DOD), in each of FY2026-FY2030, to not more than 85% of the number of such positions at the end of FY2021. Not more than 1,000 of the positions may be career appointees within the Senior Executive Service.
DOD may offer voluntary separation incentive payments and voluntary early retirement payments to achieve the reductions but must use involuntary measures, beginning at the start of FY2021, to achieve required reductions in personnel levels if voluntary measures are inadequate.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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