Legislative Bill Tracker

Below is a list of key legislation affecting federal and DC Government workers that has been introduced in the 119th Congress:

Title	AFGE Position	House	Senate	Status
Saving the Civil Service Act What it would do: Prevent the politicization of the non-partisan civil service by limiting the conversion of federal jobs from the competitive service to the excepted service without congressional approval.	SUPPORT	0HR 492	Z S 134	Introduced
Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act What it would do: Help narrow the nearly 25% pay gap between federal and non-federal workers by providing a 4.3% pay raise in January 2026 that would be divided between a 3.3% across-the-board increase and a 1% locality increase that would vary geographically.	SUPPORT	0HR 493	S 126	Introduced
The Equal COLA Act What it would do: End the disparity in annual cost-of-living adjustments for employees under the older Civil Service Retirement System and the newer Federal Employees Retirement System.	SUPPORT	0HR 491	NA	Introduced
Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act What it would do: Expand the definition of law enforcement officer under Title 5 of the U.S. Code to include all federal employees who are authorized to carry a firearm and whose duties involve the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted individuals Contact your lawmakers and ask them to cosponsor the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act	SUPPORT	HR 3226	NA	Introduced
Probationary Employee Bill What it would do: If enacted would allow hardworking civil servants to return to the important work of serving the American people.	SUPPORT	HR 2086	S 997	Introduced
Probationary Employee Bill What it would do: If enacted would allow hardworking civil servants to return to the important work of serving the American people.	SUPPORT	HR 1989	NA	Introduced
Protect America's Workforce Act What it would do: Legislation would overturn Executive Orders that purport to end collective bargaining at numerous federal agencies and reinstate all collective bargaining agreements that were in effect on March 26, 2025. Send a letter to Congress about the Discharge Petiton.	SUPPORT	HR 2550	S 2837	In Progress
Model Employee Reinstatement for Ill-advised Termination (MERIT) Act What it would do: Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) introduced the in the House to reinstate federal employees who were unjustly fired by Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative that targeted federal workers. In addition to rehiring these workers, the MERIT Act gives them the back pay they deserve.	SUPPORT	HR 1835	N/A	Introduced
Federal Firefighter's Families First Act What it would do: Include mandatory overtime hours worked into the calculation of retirement benefits to ensure federal firefighters are eligible for the same full and fair retirement benefits as their state and local counterparts.	SUPPORT	HR 0759	N/A	Introduced
Protect Veterans Jobs Act What it would do: Reinstate veterans who were fired from their jobs a during the Trump Administration and DOGE purge of federal employees.	SUPPORT	HR 1637	S 914	Introduced
COST of Relocations Act What it would do: Require a cost-benefit analysis to be submitted to Congress to ensure that any attempt to move federal agencies is appropriately analyzed to guarantee it is in the best interest of the taxpayer and the agency’s mission.	SUPPORT	HR 2470	N/A	Introduced
SERVICE Act What it would do: Prevent an agency from reducing its workforce by 5% or greater in a given fiscal year without itself conducting a full impact analysis of those cuts on the agency's ability to carry out its mission, and GAO evaluating the accuracy of that evaluation.	SUPPORT	HR 2906	N/A	Introduced
Ensuring Agency Service Quality Act What it would do: Amend 5 USC 3101 ("Each Executive agency, military department, and the government of the District of Columbia may employ such number of employees of the various classes recognized by chapter 51 of this title as Congress may appropriate for from year to year."), the general authority provision that allows the government to employ, from a 'may employ' to a 'shall employ', and requires an agency to justify their inability or refusal to comply with the requirement.	SUPPORT	HR 2905	N/A	Introduced
No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act What it would do: Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end the tax subsidy for employer efforts to influence their workers' exercise of their rights around labor organizations and engaging in collective action.	SUPPORT	HR 2692	N/A	Introduced
Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026 What it would do: Automatically keep the federal government funded when Congress fails to pass annual appropriations bills on time by temporarily continuing funding at existing levels.	SUPPORT	HR 5870	S 4632	Introduced

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