H.R. 687
119th Congress
House
MERIT Act of 2025
Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for an alternative removal for performance or misconduct for Federal employees.
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesCriminal justice information and recordsEmployee benefits and pensions
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Employee performanceEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionIncome tax deferralMerit Systems Protection BoardOffice of Personnel Management (OPM)Personnel recordsUnemploymentWages and earnings
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 23, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Bill text
1 version
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
7
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
Bodies those filers lobbied
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
- Energy, Dept of
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- General Services Administration (GSA)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Cosponsors
24
R
Harris, Mark
R
De La Cruz, Monica
R
Miller, Mary E.
R
Brecheen, Josh
R
Harris, Andy
R
Rose, John W.
R
Crane, Elijah
R
Hill, J. French
R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
R
Babin, Brian
R
Baird, James R.
R
Burchett, Tim
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
R
Collins, Mike
R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
R
Franklin, Scott
R
Houchin, Erin
R
Luna, Anna Paulina
R
Mann, Tracey
R
Meuser, Daniel
R
Owens, Burgess
R
Steube, W. Gregory
R
Tenney, Claudia
R
Webster, Daniel
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 687: MERIT Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-687/
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