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S 1083 115th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Merit Systems Protection Board

A bill to amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.

Introduced: May 10, 2017 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2017
Became Public Law No: 115-42.
Jun 27, 2017
Signed by President.
Jun 15, 2017
Presented to President.
Jun 15, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 14, 2017
Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 1083 by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 14, 2017
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 1083 by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 5, 2017
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
May 25, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 25, 2017
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H4591)
May 25, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H4591)
May 25, 2017
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
May 25, 2017
Mr. Hice, Jody B. asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. (consideration: CR H4591)
May 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 16, 2017
Received in the House.
May 15, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 11, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2921)
May 11, 2017
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2921)
May 11, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2921)
May 11, 2017
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2921)
May 10, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 10, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 125 — Amendment in section 1214(b)(1)(B)(ii) of title 5, United States Code, as proposed to be added by section 1(2… Agreed to May 25, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 25, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

This bill provides that if the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks the number of members required to constitute a quorum, any remaining member of the board may, upon request by the Special Counsel, extend the period of any stay of any personnel action granted.

What's happening now June 27, 2017

Became Public Law No: 115-42.

 Bill text 6 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 10, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1083: A bill to amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1083/
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"S. 1083: A bill to amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1083/.
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S. 1083, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1083/.
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