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H.R. 2530 116th Congress House

Interim Stay Authority To Protect Whistleblowers Act

Official title: To provide temporary authority to the general counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board to grant stays of personnel actions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative remediesEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLawyers and legal servicesMerit Systems Protection Board
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 12, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
May 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 2019

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Interim Stay Authority To Protect Whistleblowers Act

This bill authorizes the general counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily act as a member of the board when dealing with matters related to the staying of certain personnel actions, and it authorizes a single member of the board to carry out certain board duties in the event of a lack of quorum.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 12, 2019
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· May 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2530: Interim Stay Authority To Protect Whistleblowers Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2530/
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"H.R. 2530: Interim Stay Authority To Protect Whistleblowers Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2530/.
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H.R. 2530, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2530/.
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