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HR 1388 105th Congress House

Federal Employees Emergency Leave Transfer Act of 1997

Official title: To provide authority for leave transfer for Federal employees who are adversely affected by disasters or emergencies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 17, 1997 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedureDisaster reliefDisastersEmergency Management
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Employee rightsFederal employeesLabor and EmploymentLawLeave of absenceOffice of Personnel Management
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 22, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Apr 17, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Apr 17, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E694)
Apr 17, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 22, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employees Emergency Leave Transfer Act of 1997 - Amends Federal civil service law to authorize the President, in the event of a major disaster or emergency, to direct the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish an emergency leave transfer program under which any employee in any agency may donate unused annual leave for transfer to employees of the same or other agencies who are adversely affected by such disaster or emergency.

Requires OPM to establish appropriate requirements for the operation of the emergency leave transfer program.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1388: Federal Employees Emergency Leave Transfer Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1388/
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"H.R. 1388: Federal Employees Emergency Leave Transfer Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1388/.
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H.R. 1388, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1388/.
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