To provide employment protections for, and reinstatement of, certain probationary Federal career employees, and for other purposes.
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 35
- Latest action
- Apr 10, 2025
What it does
The bill would extend due process protections to certain probationary federal career employees who are promoted to competitive service, excepted service career positions, or Senior Executive Service career appointee positions, making them subject to existing civil service protections under Title 5 or Title 38 of the U.S. Code. It also allows for reinstatement with backpay for employees removed from such probationary status between January 20, 2025, and the bill’s enactment, provided they elect to be reinstated. These protections do not apply to individuals promoted to or removed from political positions, as defined in the bill. The bill affects federal employees in covered positions and…
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Where it stands
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Johnny Olszewski
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Andrea Salinas
- André Carson
- Cleo Fields
- David Scott
- Debbie Dingell
- Derek Tran
- Dina Titus
- Eleanor Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Glenn Ivey
- Greg Stanton
- Jamie Raskin
- Jared Huffman
- Jonathan Jackson
- Julie Johnson
- Lauren Underwood
- Morgan McGarvey
- Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski
- Nikema Williams
- Nydia Velázquez
- Pablo José Hernández Rivera
- Paul Tonko
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ro Khanna
- Robert Garcia
- Sam Liccardo
- Sarah Elfreth
- Seth Magaziner
- Steny Hoyer
- Steven Horsford
- Ted Lieu
- Timothy Kennedy
- Wesley Bell
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.