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H.R. 588 116th Congress House

Federal Employees Civil Relief Act

Official title: To suspend the enforcement of certain civil liabilities of Federal employees and contractors during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 4, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AppropriationsCivil actions and liabilityConsumer creditEmployment discrimination and employee rights
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Executive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care costs and insuranceHigher educationHousing finance and home ownershipIncome tax deferralLegal fees and court costsLife, casualty, property insuranceStudent aid and college costsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action March 1, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employees Civil Relief Act

This bill establishes a framework to temporarily suspend certain judicial and administrative proceedings against a federal employee or contractor during a lapse in appropriations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 72 Federal Employees Civil Relief Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 18
Heck, Denny
· Dec 12, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 13, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 4, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jan 25, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jan 25, 2019
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jan 25, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 25, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jan 25, 2019
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jan 25, 2019
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Jan 25, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jan 25, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 25, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jan 16, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jan 16, 2019
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 16, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 16, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jan 16, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 16, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jan 16, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 588: Federal Employees Civil Relief Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-588/
MLA
"H.R. 588: Federal Employees Civil Relief Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-588/.
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H.R. 588, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-588/.
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[H.R. 588: Federal Employees Civil Relief Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-588/)
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