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H.R. 4595 116th Congress House

Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019

Official title: To require that the headquarters for any agency of the Federal Government located in the National Capital region shall remain in the National Capital region un… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require that the headquarters for any agency of the Federal Government located in the National Capital region shall remain in the National Capital region unless relocation legislation is enacted, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 28, 2019 Introduced by: Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics District of ColumbiaGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMarylandVirginia
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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
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 1, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 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.

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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
 D
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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