To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.

Sponsored byRep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]MD· Introduced 26 September 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

26 September 2025·10 months ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 7 October 2025

This bill prohibits the removal of federal employees from the civil service during a government shutdown due to a lapse in discretionary appropriations. If an employee is removed from the civil service in violation of this bill, the employee may elect to be reinstated with back pay on the date on which the lapse in appropriations ends.

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3 actions

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
26 September 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
26 September 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
26 September 2025 · IntroReferral

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73 cosponsors

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Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]MD

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Democrat:Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]CA
Democrat:Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]CT
Democrat:Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]OR
Democrat:Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA
Democrat:Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]FL
Democrat:Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]MD
Democrat:Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]NC
Democrat:Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]MO
Democrat:Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29]CA
Democrat:Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]FL
Democrat:Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]MA
Democrat:Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]VA
Democrat:Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]PA
Democrat:Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]VA
Democrat:Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]NY
Democrat:Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]TX
Democrat:Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]OH
Democrat:Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]IL
Democrat:Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]MA
Democrat:Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]CA
Democrat:Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]RI
Democrat:Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]AZ
Democrat:Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]MD
Democrat:Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]CA
Democrat:Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]MD
Democrat:Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]IL
Democrat:Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]HI
Democrat:Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]IN
Democrat:Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]CA
Democrat:Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]TX
Democrat:Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]CA
Democrat:Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]IL
Democrat:Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]NJ
Democrat:Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]OH
Democrat:Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]NY
Democrat:Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]CO
Democrat:Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]NY
Democrat:Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]CA
Democrat:Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]MD
Democrat:Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]TX
Democrat:Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]NY
Democrat:Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]NV
Democrat:Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]MD
Democrat:Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30]CA
Democrat:Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]NV
Democrat:Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]OR
Democrat:Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]CA
Democrat:Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]MN
Democrat:Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3]MD
Democrat:Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]IN

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Track To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes. as it moves through Congress