HR 1561
115th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Department of Health and Human Services
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control.
Introduced: March 16, 2017
Introduced by:
Velázquez, Nydia M.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill exempts the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from any action by the President to prevent federal agencies from creating or filling civilian employee positions.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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