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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 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 16, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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 March 16, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Garamendi, John
California · Mar 17, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 16, 2017
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 16, 2017
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 16, 2017
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 16, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1561: To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1561/
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"H.R. 1561: To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1561/.
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H.R. 1561, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1561/.
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