HR 5599
To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
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.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rep. Johnny Olszewski [D-MD-2]
- Cosponsors
- 73
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- 2025-09-26
- Latest action
- 2025-09-26: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-09-26: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 2025-09-26: Introduced in House
- 2025-09-26: Introduced in House