HR 687 119th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Criminal justice information and records Employee benefits and pensions Employee performance Employment discrimination and employee rights Family relationships Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Income tax deferral Merit Systems Protection Board Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Personnel records Unemployment Wages and earnings

MERIT Act of 2025

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

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Jan 23, 2025

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Cosponsors 24

Harris, Mark

North Carolina · Mar 18, 2025

De La Cruz, Monica

Texas · Feb 26, 2025

Miller, Mary E.

Illinois · Feb 24, 2025

Brecheen, Josh

Oklahoma · Feb 21, 2025

Harris, Andy

Maryland · Feb 21, 2025

Rose, John W.

Tennessee · Feb 21, 2025

Crane, Elijah

Arizona · Feb 11, 2025

Hill, J. French

Arkansas · Feb 7, 2025

Indiana · Jan 23, 2025

Burchett, Tim

Tennessee · Jan 23, 2025

Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"

Georgia · Jan 23, 2025

Collins, Mike

Georgia · Jan 23, 2025

Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"

Arkansas · Jan 23, 2025

Franklin, Scott

Florida · Jan 23, 2025

Houchin, Erin

Indiana · Jan 23, 2025

Luna, Anna Paulina

Florida · Jan 23, 2025

Mann, Tracey

Kansas · Jan 23, 2025

Meuser, Daniel

Pennsylvania · Jan 23, 2025

Owens, Burgess

Utah · Jan 23, 2025

Steube, W. Gregory

Florida · Jan 23, 2025

Tenney, Claudia

New York · Jan 23, 2025

Webster, Daniel

Florida · Jan 23, 2025

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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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