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H.R. 544 116th Congress House

Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide accrual of annual and sick leave for Federal employees of an agency subject to a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AppropriationsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 14, 2019
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 Latest action January 14, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019

This bill requires federal employees to accrue annual and sick leave during a lapse in appropriations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 544: Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-544/
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"H.R. 544: Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-544/.
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H.R. 544, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-544/.
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