Raises the cap on voluntary early-separation payments to federal employees to six months' pay, with each agency head setting the exact amount up to that limit.

Official title: Federal Workforce Early Separation Incentives Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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House

Introduced 27-JAN-2026

Referred 27-JAN-2026

Approved by committee 04-FEB-2026

Key points

Amends 5 U.S.C. 3523(b)(3) to let each agency head set the voluntary separation incentive amount.
Caps the payment at 6 months' pay, calculated the same way as the total severance pay limit under 5 U.S.C. 5595(c).
Is titled the Federal Workforce Early Separation Incentives Act.

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Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY) Cosponsors · 0

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