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HR 658 102th Congress House

To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Federal employees to take time off from duty to serve as bone marrow donors.

Introduced: February 19, 1991 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Bone banksDonation of organs, tissues, etc.Federal employeesLeave of absence
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 6, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Jan 28, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 28, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 6, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Allows executive agency employees to take up to five days of leave each year without a reduction in pay or leave to which otherwise entitled in order to donate bone marrow.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 7, 1991
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 19, 1991
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 19, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 19, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 19, 1991
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jan 30, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 658: To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Federal employees to take time off from duty to serve as bone marrow donors.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-658/
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"H.R. 658: To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Federal employees to take time off from duty to serve as bone marrow donors.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-658/.
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H.R. 658, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-658/.
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