HR 1716
115th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Employee hiring
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Environmental Protection Agency.
Introduced: March 23, 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 23, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill exempts the Environmental Protection Agency from any action by the President to freeze the hiring of federal employees.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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