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The House Financial Service and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee released their FY 2026 funding bill which includes significant spending cuts to several NTEU-represented agencies and endorses a proposed pay freeze for 2026.
The bill, which will be marked up by the subcommittee later today, covers several NTEU-represented federal employees’ at:
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IRS: $9.5 billion (a $2.7 billion reduction from the current level) including $2.4 billion from enforcement and $350 million from operations and technology. No additional funding for taxpayer services, meaning a drastic reductions in service levels. The bill also continues language prohibiting bonuses or awards to employees or hiring former employees without considering conduct and compliance with federal tax law
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BFS: $343 million, a reduction of more than $47 million from the current level
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SEC: $2 billion for salaries and expenses, $154 million less than fiscal year 2025 and $114 million less than the request
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FEC: $76.5 million, down from $81 million in their current appropriation
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FCC: $390 million, the same as fiscal year 2025 and $26 million below the request
Government-wide provisions:
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Endorses the proposed pay freeze for 2026.
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Once again, would prevent new outsourcing initiatives under OMB Circular A-76.
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Would take away any ability of TSP investors to select investment options that use environmental, social, and governance criteria in making their investment decisions.
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Includes anti-civil rights riders that would curtail the ability of federal agencies to respond to discrimination, bigotry, and harassment in the federal workplace.
This legislation starves agencies of mission-critical resources and create hostile worksites, hurting the American public.
The American people deserved fully funded agencies, and federal workers deserve adequate resources. Click here to contact your members of Congress.