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H.R. 8855 116th Congress House

HERCULES Act

Official title: To prohibit Federal employees from making allegations or appeals with respect to an adverse action to more than one entity, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 3, 2020 Introduced by: Kevin Hern Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Employment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLabor-management relations
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Introduced in House
Dec 3, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 Latest action December 3, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help End Redundant Claims Unnecessarily Leaving Employers Suffering Act or the HERCULES Act

This bill prohibits federal employees from making subsequent or simultaneous allegations or appeals of certain adverse personnel actions to multiple reviewing entities.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 11
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Dec 3, 2020
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Dec 3, 2020
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Dec 3, 2020
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Dec 3, 2020
Flores, Bill
· Dec 3, 2020
Gaetz, Matt
· Dec 3, 2020
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Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Dec 3, 2020
Keller, Fred
· Dec 3, 2020
Lesko, Debbie
· Dec 3, 2020
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Dec 3, 2020
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Dec 3, 2020
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Dec 3, 2020
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Dec 3, 2020
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Dec 3, 2020
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Dec 3, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8855: HERCULES Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8855/
MLA
"H.R. 8855: HERCULES Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8855/.
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H.R. 8855, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8855/.
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