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HR 2401 99th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Civil service employment Executive reorganization Federal employees Federal employees and officials Personnel management

Field Office Closing Justification Act

Introduced: May 7, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 26, 1986
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-618.
Aug 22, 1985
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from NASA.
Jul 11, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Jul 9, 1985
Received in the Senate.
Jul 8, 1985
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Jul 8, 1985
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Jul 8, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Jun 27, 1985
Placed on Union Calendar No: 129.
Jun 27, 1985
Reported to House by House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Report No: 99-186.
Jun 26, 1985
Ordered to be Reported.
Jun 26, 1985
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 12, 1985
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Jun 12, 1985
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 4, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 20, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.
May 13, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service.
May 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 7, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Field Office Closing Justification Act - Requires executive agencies (except the General Accounting Office and the Department of Defense) to report to the Congress prior to any personnel action respecting an employee assigned to any field office which is incidental to a reorganization of such field office. Describes such personnel action as removal, reduction in grade or pay, involuntary reassignment, or furlough.

What's happening now February 26, 1986

Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-618.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 26, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2401: Field Office Closing Justification Act. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2401/
MLA
"H.R. 2401: Field Office Closing Justification Act." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2401/.
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H.R. 2401, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2401/.
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