# 119-hr-3094: PREP Act

119-hr-3094, PREP Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3094
- Congress: 119
- Title: PREP Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-29

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Shorter probation for new federal hires: benefit, low. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3094 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3094)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3094 (as of 2026-08-29).