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HR 3278 113th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Due process and equal protection Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Merit Systems Protection Board

To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 22, 2013 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Oct 8, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Oct 8, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1457)
Oct 8, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides for appellate review by the Merit Systems Protection Board for employees or applicants for employment who were determined ineligible for a sensitive position if: (1) such position does not require a security clearance or access to classified information, and (2) such determination is otherwise appealable.

What's happening now October 8, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 1
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Oct 22, 2013
MORAN, JAMES
· Oct 22, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 22, 2013
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 22, 2013
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Oct 22, 2013
WOLF, FRANK
· Oct 22, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3278: To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3278/
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"H.R. 3278: To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3278/.
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H.R. 3278, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3278/.
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