S. 2977 119th Congress Senate

FAST Justice Act

Official title: A bill to amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to ensure timely rulings by the Merit Systems Protection Board on appeals by Federal employees and applicants for employment.

Introduced: October 7, 2025 Introduced by: Richard Blumenthal Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

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Introduced in Senate

Oct 7, 2025

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

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

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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Lobbying activity 4

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Bodies those filers lobbied

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
4 filings
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
4 filings
Energy, Dept of
4 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
4 filings
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
4 filings
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
4 filings
General Services Administration (GSA)
4 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
4 filings

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Cosponsors 13