Legislative Activity

The Federal Firefighters Families First Act aims to improve pay equity, recruitment, and retention for federal firefighters by modernizing pay computation and establishing a maximum 60-hour regular workweek. Additionally, the bill ensures that regularly scheduled overtime is included in the calculation of federal retirement annuities. These measures seek to align federal firefighter compensation more closely with municipal standards and provide greater financial security for their families.

The Vital Documents Access for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Act of 2025 establishes an interagency task force to help homeless youth obtain essential identification, such as birth certificates and social security cards. By coordinating federal, state, and nonprofit efforts, the task force aims to remove barriers to housing, healthcare, and social services. The initiative will develop and evaluate best practices to improve access to these vital documents, with findings and policy recommendations reported to Congress.

The Lady Liberty Act of 2025 establishes a mandatory annual floor for refugee admissions to the United States. Beginning in fiscal year 2027, the legislation requires that at least 125,000 refugees be admitted each year, ensuring this minimum threshold is met regardless of executive action.

The Saving the Civil Service Act protects the merit-based federal workforce by restricting the ability of agencies to reclassify competitive service positions into the excepted service. The bill establishes strict oversight, limits the number of positions that can be transferred, and mandates employee consent for such reclassifications. These measures ensure that federal staffing remains professional and protected from arbitrary political interference.

The FAIR Act (Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act) proposes a 2026 pay adjustment for federal civilian employees. This legislation mandates a 3.3 percent increase in basic pay for both statutory and prevailing rate employees, alongside a 1 percent increase in locality pay.

The Equal COLA Act amends the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to ensure that retirees receive the full annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). This legislation eliminates current discrepancies in calculation methods, providing federal annuitants with a COLA that matches the full percentage change in the price index.

This bill updates the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program to strengthen federal cybersecurity staffing and enhance student benefits. It increases the mandatory federal service commitment for scholarship recipients from three to five years and expands loan repayment provisions to cover the full amount of eligible student loans.