U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10036: Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings Act
Status: In committee, August 3, 2026
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the impact of Federal reductions in force and other Federal civilian workforce reduction efforts on constituent services, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the impact of Federal reductions in force and other Federal civilian workforce reduction efforts on constituent services, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, August 3, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the impact of Federal reductions in force and other Federal civilian workforce reduction efforts on constituent services, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings Act . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Many Federal agencies provide essential constituent services, including processing benefits, responding to casework inquiries, administering grants, conducting outreach, and maintaining public facing operations. (2) Federal reductions in force may significantly alter agency staffing levels, affecting the delivery of constituent facing services across the Federal Government. (3) Workforce reductions may increase service backlogs, lengthen processing times, reduce access to in person or telephone assistance, and diminish the overall responsiveness of agencies to constituents. (4) Reductions in force may disproportionately affect agencies with high volumes of public interaction, including those administering Social Security, veterans benefits, immigration services, tax administration, and disaster assistance. (5) There is currently no comprehensive Federal assessment of how reductions in force affect constituent services, service delivery performance, or the ability of agencies to meet statutory and mission critical obligations. (6) During and after a reduction in force, agencies may be unable to provide timely information or case specific responses to Members of Congress …
Sponsors
- Brittany Pettersen (D, HD-007) · primary sponsor
- Seth Moulton (D, HD-006)
- Yassamin Ansari (D, HD-003)
- Marilyn Strickland (D, HD-010)
- Andre Carson (D, HD-IN-7)
- Judy Chu (D, HD-CA-28)
- Maxwell Frost (D, HD-FL-10)
- Joseph Neguse (D, HD-CO-2)
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D, HD-PA-5)
- Rashida Tlaib (D, HD-MI-12)
- Adelita Grijalva (D, HD-007)
- Paul Tonko (D, HD-020)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB10036?
- HB10036 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings Act.
- What does HB10036 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the impact of Federal reductions in force and other Federal civilian workforce reduction efforts on constituent services, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10036?
- In committee as of August 3, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (August 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10036?
- Brittany Pettersen (D, HD-007), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10036?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10036
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