# 119-hr-5599: To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.

119-hr-5599, To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, 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-5599
- Congress: 119
- Title: To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 73
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Protects federal civil service employees from removal during a government shutdown.** This bill would bar agencies suffering a lapse in discretionary appropriations from removing affected civil service employees during that lapse, and if an employee is removed in violation of the prohibition they could elect reinstatement with back pay under 5 U.S.C. § 5596 when the lapse ends.

## Cosponsors (73)

- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No federal firings during shutdowns: benefit, high. If enacted, a federal agency that loses funding could not remove (fire) its employees during the shutdown. This would apply only to employees of that affected agency and only for the length of the lapse. If someone were removed anyway, the employee could choose to be reinstated with back pay when t…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus 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
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5599 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5599)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [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)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5599 (as of 2026-04-21).