House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Reduction in Force Review Act
Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that a rule relating to a reduction in force is subject to review under chapter 8 of that title, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Waters D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 1, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 1, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3171.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WATERS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 73, May 1, 2025, Pages H1811-H1812):Article ISource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 1, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 9 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3171, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3171
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
15 cosponsors — 15 Democrats
0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Doris Matsui (D-CA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jill Tokuda (D-HI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Maxine Waters.
- H.R. 3422 (119th) Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act
- H.R. 1764 (119th) Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank’s International Development Association Act
- H.R. 4544 (119th) American Access to Banking Act
- H.Res. 259 (119th) Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents in the President's possession to the House of Representatives relating to…
- H.R. 10325 (119th) To increase the mandatory contribution amount of Federal Home Loan Banks to the Affordable Housing Program, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 1106 (119th) Honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
Related bills
- S. 1585 (119th) Reduction in Force Review ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.