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HR 4595 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics District of Columbia Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Maryland Virginia

Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019

Introduced: October 1, 2019 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Oct 1, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Oct 1, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1236)
Oct 1, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the relocation of the headquarters for any federal agency located in the National Capital region unless relocation legislation is enacted. In addition, any employee's position with a duty station in the National Capital region shall remain in that region unless legislation relocating the position is enacted.

What's happening now October 1, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 28, 2019
Brown, Anthony
· Oct 1, 2019
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 1, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4595: Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4595/
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"H.R. 4595: Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4595/.
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