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H.R. 201 119th Congress House

Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025

Official title: To implement a 5-year pilot program establishing a performance-based pay structure for certain Federal employees in order to enhance productivity, accountabili… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To implement a 5-year pilot program establishing a performance-based pay structure for certain Federal employees in order to enhance productivity, accountability, and employee satisfaction in public service.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Claudia Tenney Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025

This bill establishes a pilot program making pay increases for certain federal employees contingent on job performance.

Under the bill, each executive agency must identify employees to participate in the five-year pilot program from among employees classified at or above the GS-11 level and holding positions with clearly measurable performance criteria. Each agency must select 1%-10% of these employees to participate in the program. An agency may opt out if participation potentially risks national security or public safety.

The bill provides that a participating agency

  • must increase an employee's pay by up to 10% if the employee significantly exceeded established performance metrics during the preceding year, 
  • may not increase the pay of an employee who met established performance metrics during the preceding year, and 
  • must reduce by 10% the pay of an employee who rates below expectations for the preceding year.

Participating employees are ineligible for annual or locality-based pay increases authorized under current law during the pilot.

The bill also requires agencies to establish performance plans and evaluation systems for participating employees. Agencies must also provide training and resources to help participating employees understand and meet performance requirements.

Participating agencies must report cost savings, productivity metrics, and other information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) every year. OMB and the Government Accountability Office must jointly report on the final outcome of the program.

 

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  • S 359 Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 201: Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-201/
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