# 115-hr-5355: To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes.

115-hr-5355, To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5355
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced: 2018-03-20
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill permits the Merit Systems Protection Board to review an agency's determination that an employee (or applicant) is ineligible to hold a sensitive position that does not require a security clearance or access to classified information.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2018-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2018-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5391: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-4961: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-4827: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5355 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5355)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5391: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5391)
- [115-hr-4961: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4961)
- [115-hr-4827: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4827)
- [115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4732)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5355 (as of 2025-11-18).
