Prohibits executive agencies from reducing force during lapses in appropriations.
The Securing Assurance for Federal Employees Act, or SAFE Act, prohibits executive agencies from reducing force during any period of lapsed appropriations. This includes actions to propose, notice, initiate, execute, implement, or take any other action relating to a reduction in force. Any such reduction in force taken in violation of this prohibition is void. The Act also specifies that it does not affect voluntary separation payments. It has a retroactive effective date of September 30, 2025.
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