- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 109
- Latest action
- Mar 4, 2025
What it does
The MERIT Act requires the reinstatement of probationary federal employees who were terminated as part of a mass termination between January 20, 2025, and the bill’s enactment, offering them either reappointment to a similar position in their former agency or a lump-sum payment equivalent to lost wages, depending on their current employment status. It defines affected probationary employees as those separated during a mass termination—defined as 15 or more covered separations in a 30-day period—who were serving a probationary period or lacked sufficient continuous service prior to separation. The bill mandates that agencies notify affected employees of their rights within 30 days of…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.