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HR 2487 100th Congress House

Federal Employees Leave Act of 1987

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a voluntary leave transfer program for Federal employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 20, 1987 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Civil service employmentFederal employeesFederal employees and officialsLeave of absence
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Personnel managementPostal Services and FacilitiesPostal employeesRating of employees
This bill died when the 100th Congress ended
It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 1987
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From US Postal Service.
Aug 4, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 28, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
May 28, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.
May 20, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 20, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 1, 1987

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From US Postal Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employees Leave Act of 1987 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management to establish a program under which the annual leave of a Federal employee may be transferred to the annual leave of any other Federal employee if such other employee requires additional leave because of a personal emergency.

Describes the requirements for receiving and using transferred leave and for donating annual leave.

Requires agencies to establish procedures to ensure that a leave recipient is not permitted to use or receive transferred leave after the personal emergency ceases to exist.

Provides for restoring unused transferred leave to leave donors on a prorated basis.

Prohibits an employee from being coerced into donating, receiving, or using annual leave under the voluntary leave transfer program.

Makes postal employees eligible to participate in such program.

Authorizes the exclusion from such program of employees working under negotiated contracts and agencies for which such program would cause substantial disruption.

Requires such program to terminate five years after its commencement. Requires the Office of Personnel Management to report to the President and the Congress on the program not later than six months before its termination.

Authorizes the Office to establish general guidelines for agencies to conduct experimental programs to determine the desirability and feasibility of providing additional leave as a means of recognizing outstanding performance or other achievements by Federal employees. Terminates such experimental programs five years after the date of enactment of this Act. Requires the Office to report to the President and the Congress on such programs not later than six months after their termination.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2487: Federal Employees Leave Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2487/
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"H.R. 2487: Federal Employees Leave Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2487/.
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H.R. 2487, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2487/.
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