No federal funds may be used for a reduction in force before January 30, 2026
What the document says“Notwithstanding section 106(1), during the period between the date of enactment of this Act and the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act, no federal funds may be used to initiate, carry out, implement, or otherwise notice a reduction in force to reduce the number of employees within any department, agency, or office of the Federal Government.”
Section 120 of division A bars spending on a reduction in force between enactment and January 30, 2026. It covers all civilian positions whatever the funding source, and excepts voluntary separations and retirements, action needed to comply with a court order, and action taken from the first day of a lapse to run an orderly shutdown. The section defines reduction in force by reference to sections 3501 through 3504 and section 3595 of title 5.
What the document actually says“Notwithstanding section 106(1), during the period between the date of enactment of this Act and the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act, no federal funds may be used to initiate, carry out, implement, or otherwise notice a reduction in force to reduce the number of employees within any department, agency, or office of the Federal Government.”
No money may be used to cut jobs this way. That holds until January 30, 2026.
A reduction in force is the formal way an agency lays workers off. This blocks it for a set stretch of time. People who quit or retire are not covered.
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