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S 1809 113th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Due process and equal protection Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Merit Systems Protection Board

A bill 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: December 12, 2013 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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.
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Dec 12, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 12, 2013
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Grants authority to the Merit Systems Protection Board to review on the merits an appeal by an employee or applicant for employment of a determination of ineligibility for employment in a sensitive position if: (1) the sensitive position does not require a security clearance or access to classified information, and (2) the determination is otherwise appealable.

What's happening now December 12, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1809: A bill 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-S-1809/
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"S. 1809: A bill 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-S-1809/.
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S. 1809, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1809/.
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[S. 1809: A bill 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1809/)
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