# 117-hr-8550: Public Service Reform Act

117-hr-8550, Public Service Reform Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8550
- Congress: 117
- Title: Public Service Reform Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2022-07-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Public Service Reform Act This bill establishes all employees of the executive branch as at-will employees who may be subject to any adverse personnel action with or without cause and without the right to appeal such actions. The bill also establishes specialized removal procedures for career employees (i.e., nonpolitical employees), abolishes the Merit Systems Protection Board, and provides certain allowances for whistleblowers and appeals to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2022-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2022-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-8835: Protect the UNBORN Act
- 117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19…
- 117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.
- 117-hr-1011: Life at Conception Act
- 117-hr-18: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2021
- 117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8550 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8550)

## Related
- [117-hr-8835: Protect the UNBORN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8835)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
- [117-hr-1011: Life at Conception Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1011)
- [117-hr-18: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-18)
- [117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-619)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8550 (as of 2025-11-18).