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HR 1878 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Employee hiring Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Small Business Administration

To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Small Business Administration.

Introduced: April 4, 2017 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Apr 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 4, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill declares that the memorandum titled "Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze" published on January 23, 2017, or any other substantially similar memorandum, executive order, or other action by the President to prevent a department or agency of the federal government from filling vacant federal civilian employee positions or creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect to positions within the Small Business Administration.

What's happening now April 4, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Apr 4, 2017
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Chu, Judy
California · Apr 4, 2017
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 4, 2017
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 4, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Apr 4, 2017
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Apr 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1878: To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Small Business Administration.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1878/
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"H.R. 1878: To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Small Business Administration.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1878/.
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