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HR 5560 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Due process and equal protection Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Merit Systems Protection Board

To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 8, 2020 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 8, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E15)
Jan 8, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill permits the Merit Systems Protection Board to review an agency's determination that an employee (or applicant) is ineligible to hold a sensitive position that does not require a security clearance or access to classified information.

What's happening now January 8, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 8, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5560: To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5560/
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"H.R. 5560: To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5560/.
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H.R. 5560, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5560/.
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[H.R. 5560: To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5560/)
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