H.R. 6330 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Federal Relocation Payment Improvement Act
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-15
Introduced: 2025-12-01
Latest action (2026-07-21): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
What H.R. 6330 does, in plain terms
Federal Relocation Payment Improvement Act This bill permanently authorizes all federal agencies to pay employees' relocation expenses using lump-sum payments rather than reimbursements for expenses incurred. Under current law, several federal agencies currently participate in a pilot program that allows the agencies to pay relocation expenses using lump-sum payments rather than reimbursements. This bill expands the program by permanently authorizing all federal agencies to pay employees who relocate in the interest of the government a one-time, lump-sum relocation payment instead of any payment otherwise authorized or required for such purposes. The bill directs the General Services Administration to issue regulations to implement this bill, including regulations establishing (1) when agencies may authorize a one-time, lump sum payment under this bill or the payments otherwise authorized or required by law; (2) how agencies will calculate the lump-sum amount; and (3) the process for employees to dispute and appeal agency decisions.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
Constitution Index
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Constitutionally sound
Graded 2026-10-11
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The bill is a routine administrative measure that expands an existing pilot program for federal employee relocation payments. It operates within Congress's enumerated powers over federal employment and spending, does not infringe on any constitutional rights, and does not raise due process or takings concerns. The decentralization analysis is favorable because the action is confined to the federal government's own internal operations and does not consolidate power over state or local matters.
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✓ Passes · Enumerated powers
Congress has broad authority over the federal civil service under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper Clause) and its spending power under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Authorizing federal agencies to pay employee relocation expenses is a valid exercise of these powers, as it pertains to the operation of the federal government itself. -
✓ Passes · Bill of Rights
The bill does not implicate any of the first ten amendments. It does not affect speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial rights, jury rights, cruel and unusual punishment, unenumerated rights, or reserved powers. It is purely an administrative matter regarding federal employee compensation. -
✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
The bill does not restrict individual liberty. It merely provides an optional alternative method for federal agencies to compensate employees who relocate for government purposes. Employees are not compelled to accept the lump-sum payment; they may still receive the standard reimbursement if that is what the agency authorizes. No restriction on personal conduct, property, speech, labor, or belief … -
✓ Passes · Decentralization
This bill concerns the internal operations of the federal government. It does not involve state or local governments, nor does it affect the ability of individuals or families to manage their own affairs. The federal government is the appropriate level to regulate its own employment practices. The action does not consolidate decision-making upward; it merely standardizes an existing practice acros… -
✓ Passes · Due process and takings
The bill includes provisions for employees to dispute and appeal agency decisions regarding lump-sum payments, ensuring procedural due process. It does not take any private property; it only authorizes payments to employees. There is no deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process, and no taking of private property for public use without just compensation.
Sources: Congress.gov: HR 6330 summary
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Confidence 1.00
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All four Founders agree that the bill is a constitutional exercise of Congress's powers under the General Welfare Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause, as it pertains to the internal management of federal employees and does not violate any constitutional prohibitions or reserved state powers.
This bill is a proper exercise of Congress's power to provide for the general welfare and to make all laws necessary and proper for executing the functions of the federal government. The permanent authorization of lump-sum relocation payments for federal employees falls within the scope of Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, which empowers Congress to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare. Additionally, the delegation to the General Services Administration to issue regulations is a permissible implementation of the legislative power, consistent with the principle tha…
This bill is constitutional. The Congress possesses the power to appropriate funds for the payment of federal employees' relocation expenses under the General Welfare Clause, as such payments are for the efficient administration of the government. The Necessary and Proper Clause grants Congress the authority to enact laws that are convenient for executing its enumerated powers, including the regulation of federal employment and spending. The tenth amendment reserves to the states all powers not delegated, but the payment of federal employees is a matter of federal administration, not a power r…
This bill is constitutional as it pertains to the internal management of the federal government and the administration of its employees. The Constitution grants Congress the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the enumerated powers of the federal government (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18). Authorizing federal agencies to pay relocation expenses via lump-sum payments is a reasonable and efficient means of managing the civil service, which is essential to the execution of federal laws. The bill does not exceed the enumerated powers of Congress…
This bill is constitutional. The Congress possesses the power to authorize expenditures and to direct the manner in which the public funds shall be disbursed, as an incident of its enumerated powers under Article I, Section 8, including the power to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare. The permanent authorization for all federal agencies to pay relocation expenses via lump-sum payments is a proper exercise of this power, as it is a means to effectuate the efficient operation of the Government. The delegation to the General Services Administration to issue regul…
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