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119-hr-3094119th CongressWALLET

PREP Act

Sponsored By: Representative Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]

Introduced

Summary

Shortens federal probationary periods to a uniform 6-month or 12-month cap based on whether an appointee held executive-branch civil service immediately before appointment. This change harmonizes timelines across Competitive Service, Excepted Service, the Senior Executive Service, and IRS hiring rules.

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  • Appointees who immediately previously held executive-branch civil service face a probation cap of 6 months. Appointees who did not face a cap of 12 months.
  • Senior Executive Service appointments are rewritten in 5 U.S.C. 3393(d) to follow the same 6/12-month split for initial appointments.
  • Excepted Service gets a new statutory section, 5 U.S.C. 3330g, that sets the 6/12 caps. Internal Revenue Service hiring provisions in 5 U.S.C. 9510 are renumbered to align with the new framework.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Shorter probation for new federal hires

This bill would cap probation for initial federal appointments. If you held an executive-branch civil service job right before the new appointment, probation would top out at 6 months. For all other new appointees, the cap would be 12 months. It would apply to Competitive Service, Excepted Service (unless another law says otherwise), and the Senior Executive Service. The bill does not set an effective date.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]

VA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/7/2025

  • Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2025

  • Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/3/2025

  • Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 6/9/2025

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/10/2025

  • Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 6/20/2025

  • Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 7/2/2025

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 8/22/2025

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 9/2/2025

  • Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2025

  • Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 3/3/2026

  • Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 8/13/2026

  • Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

    MS • D

    Sponsored 8/27/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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