S 1597 119th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Labor-management relations U.S. Postal Service

Paycheck Protection Act

Introduced: May 13, 2025 Introduced by: Sheehy, Tim Republican · Montana See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

May 5, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
for NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
for NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
for NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE · Virginia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
for NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
for NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE · Virginia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025

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Alabama · May 5, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1597: Paycheck Protection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1597/

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"S. 1597: Paycheck Protection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1597/.

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S. 1597, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1597/.

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