# Proposals to cut federal worker benefits and weaken unions have been removed from the Senate’s reconciliation package.

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The Senate parliamentarian previously ruled that most of the proposals aimed at cutting federal employees’ retirement benefits and civil service protections violated a rule to ensure reconciliation bills are budgetary in nature.

> **[All provisions targeting federal worker benefits, unions stricken from Senate...](https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2025/06/all-provisions-targeting-federal-worker-benefits-unions-stricken-senate-reconciliation-package/406395/)**
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> The Senate parliamentarian previously ruled that most of the proposals aimed at cutting federal employees’ retirement benefits and civil service protections violated a rule to ensure reconciliation bills are budgetary in nature.