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To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.

Bill Number
H.R. 5599
Origin Chamber
House
Congress
119th Congress, Session 1
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Status
Introduced
Latest Action
2025-09-26: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Last Updated
2025-12-18T09:07:19Z

Official Summary

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. 

Sponsor

Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]

Cosponsors (73)

Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31], Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2], Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3], Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5], Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6], Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11], Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10], Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4], Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26], Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3], Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3], Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16], Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6], Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] and 23 more

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