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Federal Workforce Early Separation Incentives Act
To amend section 3523 of title 5, United States Code, to increase the limit on voluntary separation incentive payments, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to increase the maximum limit on voluntary separation incentive payments offered to federal employees. Under current law, there is a limit on these payments, which are used to encourage employees to voluntarily leave their positions. The bill allows federal agencies to offer voluntary separation incentive payments up to six months of an employee's salary, with the specific amount determined by each agency head. This change gives agencies greater flexibility in setting separation incentive amounts when they seek to reduce their workforce or reorganize.
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Actions (4)
- Feb 4, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0. · house
- Feb 4, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Jan 27, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Jan 27, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 27, 2026
Mr. Langworthy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To amend section 3523 of title 5, United States Code, to increase the limit on voluntary separation incentive payments, 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 “Federal Workforce Early Separation Incentives Act”.
SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENT LIMIT INCREASE.
Section 3523(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “be equal to” and all that follows and inserting “be an amount determined by the agency head, not to exceed 6 month’s pay at the rate received immediately before separation, as determined in the same manner as the limit on total severance pay under section 5595(c);”. <all>
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