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Senate Referee Rejects Federal Workforce Measures in GOP Bill
June 25, 2025 // The decision by the Senate parliamentarian complicates Republican efforts to weaken some federal workforce protections. Measures that would have raised pension contribution rates for workers who don’t agree to become at-will employees and would have charged federal labor unions cannot pass as part of the larger bill without Democratic support. The parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, found that the workforce provisions violate Senate policies that limit what can be passed through the budget process known as reconciliation. Her ruling means Republicans would need 60 votes for the measures to pass the Senate—a likely insurmountable hurdle as the GOP holds 53 seats.