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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.

Introduced: January 23, 2025 Introduced by: Barry Loudermilk Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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
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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.

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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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"H.R. 687: MERIT Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-687/.
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H.R. 687, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-687/.
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