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S 724 113th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Employee leave Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Essential Services Act of 2013

Introduced: April 15, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Apr 15, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 15, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Essential Services Act of 2013 - Requires executive agency heads to exempt essential employees from furloughs required by sequestration. Defines "essential employee" as an employee that performs work involving the safety of human life or the protection of property.

Allows agencies to transfer their budgetary resources to carry out this Act, but only to maintain essential employees.

What's happening now April 15, 2013

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 6, 2013
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 23, 2013
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 15, 2013
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 15, 2013
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Apr 15, 2013
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Apr 15, 2013
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Apr 15, 2013
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 724: Essential Services Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-724/
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"S. 724: Essential Services Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-724/.
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S. 724, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-724/.
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