Congressional Republicans are crafting budget reconciliation legislation on defense, energy, and the border, in addition to lifting the debt limit and renewing the 2017 tax cuts that are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. In order to pay for these priorities, Congress is considering a host of spending cuts, including several proposals that would directly impact federal employee retirement and health benefits.

The House Budget Committee released lists of potential cuts, along with the expected savings. Many of these cuts have been proposed before, and FMA has been successful in preventing them in the past. However, it will be an uphill fight if these proposals are included in a reconciliation package, as it cannot be filibustered. We are particularly concerned about increases to pension contributions, elimination of the FERS annuity supplement, and the shift from the High-3 to the High-5. We do not yet know if or which of these proposals will be included in the final budget reconciliation bill. 

You can help advocate to prevent these damaging cuts, which threaten to decimate recruitment and retention for the federal workforce.