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Employment Abundance Act

USA119th CongressHR-3893| House 
| Updated: 6/10/2025
Ritchie Torres

Ritchie Torres

Democratic Representative

New York

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to issue regulations requiring all federal contractors to conduct a comprehensive review of their job classifications. Contractors must identify any positions within their federal contract-related workforce that mandate a bachelor's degree or higher and assess whether these educational requirements are demonstrably necessary for performing essential job functions. Following this review, contractors are required to submit a report to the FAR Council outlining their findings. This report must detail positions where degree requirements were found to lack occupational necessity and include a plan to revise these classifications, potentially incorporating alternative criteria such as relevant work experience, certifications, or skills assessments. Non-compliance with these requirements could lead to administrative actions, including ineligibility for future federal contracts, though the bill explicitly allows for maintaining genuinely necessary or legally mandated degree requirements.
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Timeline
Jun 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • June 10, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 10, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 119-4052: Employment Abundance Act

Employment Abundance Act

USA119th CongressHR-3893| House 
| Updated: 6/10/2025
This bill directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to issue regulations requiring all federal contractors to conduct a comprehensive review of their job classifications. Contractors must identify any positions within their federal contract-related workforce that mandate a bachelor's degree or higher and assess whether these educational requirements are demonstrably necessary for performing essential job functions. Following this review, contractors are required to submit a report to the FAR Council outlining their findings. This report must detail positions where degree requirements were found to lack occupational necessity and include a plan to revise these classifications, potentially incorporating alternative criteria such as relevant work experience, certifications, or skills assessments. Non-compliance with these requirements could lead to administrative actions, including ineligibility for future federal contracts, though the bill explicitly allows for maintaining genuinely necessary or legally mandated degree requirements.
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Timeline
Jun 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • June 10, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 10, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Ritchie Torres

Ritchie Torres

Democratic Representative

New York

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 119-4052: Employment Abundance Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted