HOUSE 5599119th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
- Last Action
- 9/26/2025
Actions
- 2025-09-26Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 2025-09-26Introduced in House
- 2025-09-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-09-26 (00)
This bill prohibits the removal of federal employees from the civil service during a government shutdown due to a lapse in discretionary appropriations. If an employee is removed from the civil service in violation of this bill, the employee may elect to be reinstated with back pay on the date on which the lapse in appropriations ends.
Cosponsors (20)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Sarah Elfreth (D-MD)
- Laura Friedman (D-CA)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
- Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
- Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
- Emily Randall (D-WA)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
- James Walkinshaw (D-VA)
- George Whitesides (D-CA)
- Nanette Barragán (D-CA)
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