H.R. 5599
119th Congress
House
To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sep 26, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Plain-English summary
This bill prohibits the removal of federal employees from the civil service during a government shutdown due to a lapse in discretionary appropriations. If an employee is removed from the civil service in violation of this bill, the employee may elect to be reinstated with back pay on the date on which the lapse in appropriations ends.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
9
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- SENATE
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
- Energy, Dept of
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Cosponsors
73
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Chu, Judy
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Hayes, Jahana
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Adams, Alma S.
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Frankel, Lois
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Hoyle, Val T.
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Ivey, Glenn
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
Bell, Wesley
D
Rivas, Luz M.
D
Soto, Darren
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Trahan, Lori
D
Vindman, Eugene Simon
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Brown, Shontel M.
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Crockett, Jasmine
D
Evans, Dwight
D
Subramanyam, Suhas
D
Tonko, Paul
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Amo, Gabe
D
Ansari, Yassamin
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Bera, Ami
D
Escobar, Veronica
D
Garamendi, John
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Garcia, Robert
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
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Landsman, Greg
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Lynch, Stephen F.
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McClain Delaney, April
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Mrvan, Frank J.
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Nadler, Jerrold
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Norcross, Donald
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Panetta, Jimmy
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Ramirez, Delia C.
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Raskin, Jamie
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
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Tokuda, Jill N.
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Beatty, Joyce
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Carson, André
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
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Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Craig, Angie
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Dean, Madeleine
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Dexter, Maxine
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Elfreth, Sarah
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Friedman, Laura
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Goldman, Daniel S.
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Gonzalez, Vicente
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Horsford, Steven
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Hoyer, Steny H.
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
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