To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]
Introduced
Summary
Protects federal civil service employees from removal during a government shutdown. This bill would bar agencies suffering a lapse in discretionary appropriations from removing affected civil service employees during that lapse, and if an employee is removed in violation of the prohibition they could elect reinstatement with back pay under 5 U.S.C. § 5596 when the lapse ends.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
No federal firings during shutdowns
If enacted, a federal agency that loses funding could not remove (fire) its employees during the shutdown. This would apply only to employees of that affected agency and only for the length of the lapse. If someone were removed anyway, the employee could choose to be reinstated with back pay when the lapse ends, under 5 U.S.C. 5596. The rule would override other laws during the lapse.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Cisneros
CA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Elfreth
MD • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Friedman
CA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Hoyer
MD • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Randall
WA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]
IN • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/6/2025
Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
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