Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2025
This bill allows federal employees who are furloughed or working without pay during a government shutdown (defined as a funding lapse of at least two weeks) to withdraw up to $30,000 from their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) retirement savings without the usual 10% early withdrawal penalty. The $30,000 limit adjusts annually for inflation and applies per shutdown period. It also ensures missed TSP loan payments during a shutdown are not treated as taxable distributions, and employees can later contribute back up to the withdrawn amount without penalty. The bill directly affects federal workers facing financial hardship due to funding lapses, providing immediate relief through modified TSP rules.
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Introduction
Oct 2025
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Introduced Oct 3, 2025
Last action Oct 3, 2025
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Oct 3, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
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Oct 3, 2025
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1 primary · 38 co-sponsors
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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
DDemocratic
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April McClain Delaney
DDemocratic
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
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Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
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Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
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Darren Soto
DDemocratic
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Diana DeGette
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Randall
DDemocratic
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Eric Swalwell
DDemocratic
Co
Eugene Simon Vindman
DDemocratic
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