# 119-hr-5750: EQUALS Act of 2025

119-hr-5750, EQUALS Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-13).

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- As of: 2026-06-13
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5750
- Congress: 119
- Title: EQUALS Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-10-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-13

## Summary

**This bill would _extend and standardize federal probationary and trial periods_.** It would set a clear time frame and process for finalizing appointments, require formal fitness evaluations, and add notice and certification steps for agencies.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Reinstatement and backpay for errors: benefit, medium. If enacted, an agency head who failed to certify retention because of an administrative error could petition OPM within 30 days after a termination to ask for the employee's reinstatement. Employees reinstated under such petitions would be entitled to backpay under current law (5 U.S.C. 5596). Thes…
- FAA and TSA covered by new rules: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would add the new competitive-service probation and excepted-service trial rules to the list of authorities that apply to the FAA and TSA. That means FAA and TSA employees would be covered by the same probation and trial periods as other affected federal hires. This change woul…
- Longer lookback for performance actions: cost, medium. If enacted, the required period of "current continuous employment" used for certain performance-based adverse actions would be 2 years for most employees and 1 year for preference eligibles. The bill would amend multiple statutes that govern appeals and performance penalties to reflect that 1-year/…
- Longer probation for new federal hires: cost, medium. If enacted, new competitive-service hires would have to complete a probationary period before their appointment becomes final. The period would be 2 years for most hires and 1 year for preference eligibles. For jobs with required formal training or a required license, the 2‑year measure would run f…
- Two-year trial for excepted hires: cost, medium. If enacted, most excepted-service appointees would serve a 2-year trial period before their appointment becomes final. Preference eligibles would serve a 1-year trial. If you move within the excepted service before the trial ends, you must finish the remainder in your new job. If you leave civil se…
- OPM must issue rules quickly: mixed, low. If enacted, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management would have to issue regulations to implement this Act no later than 180 days after enactment. Those rules would explain probation, trial, notification, and certification procedures. The deadline would not itself change pay or benefits,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-2442: Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5750 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5750)

## Related
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-2442: Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2442)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5750 (as of 2026-06-13).