# 119-hr-2880: To provide employment protections for, and reinstatement of, certain probationary Federal career employees, and for other purposes.

119-hr-2880, To provide employment protections for, and reinstatement of, certain probationary Federal career employees, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2880
- Congress: 119
- Title: To provide employment protections for, and reinstatement of, certain probationary Federal career employees, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Protects promoted probationary federal career employees and certain VA staff by giving them formal due process rights and a path to reinstatement.** This bill would treat promoted federal career employees as covered by the due process provisions of Chapter 75 of Title 5 and treat promoted Department of Veterans Affairs employees as covered by section 714 of Title 38. - Workers who were serving in a probationary or trial status after a promotion and who were removed from a covered career position between January 20, 2025 and the date of enactment could choose reinstatement to the same or an equivalent position with backpay under section 5596 of Title 5. - Department of Veterans Affairs employees promoted into VA positions would be treated as covered by the due process protections in section 714 of Title 38, aligning their post-promotion appeals with that VA standard. - The bill excludes political positions from these rules and defines those positions to include Executive Schedule jobs, noncareer appointees, and Schedule C roles.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal workers get reinstatement and due process: benefit, high. If enacted, this would give promoted federal workers in a probationary or trial period standard due‑process and appeal rights. That would apply after promotions into competitive service, career excepted service, and career Senior Executive Service roles. For VA employees in a trial period after a p…
- Political appointees excluded from protections: cost, low. If enacted, the new due‑process and reinstatement rights would not cover political positions. Political positions would include Executive Schedule jobs, noncareer SES appointees, and Schedule C roles. This exclusion would apply to both the protections and the reinstatement with back pay, starting o…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2880 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2880)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2880 (as of 2026-04-21).