119th Congress
H.R. 5599
To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr.(D-MD)
- Introduced
- Sep 26, 2025
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Committees
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (73)
Original cosponsors (38)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Emily Randall (D-WA)
- George Whitesides (D-CA)
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA)
- Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI)
- James P. McGovern (D-MA)
- James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA)
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Laura Friedman (D-CA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR)
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM)
- Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA)
- Norma J. Torres (D-CA)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- Sarah Elfreth (D-MD)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
Added later (35)
- Ami Bera (D-CA) · Sep 30, 2025
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD) · Sep 30, 2025
- Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL) · Sep 30, 2025
- Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL) · Sep 30, 2025
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ) · Sep 30, 2025
- Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN) · Sep 30, 2025
- Gabe Amo (D-RI) · Sep 30, 2025
- Greg Landsman (D-OH) · Sep 30, 2025
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD) · Sep 30, 2025
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) · Sep 30, 2025
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL) · Sep 30, 2025
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI) · Sep 30, 2025
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) · Sep 30, 2025
- John Garamendi (D-CA) · Sep 30, 2025
- Robert Garcia (D-CA) · Sep 30, 2025
- Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) · Sep 30, 2025
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX) · Sep 30, 2025
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) · Sep 30, 2025
- Dwight Evans (D-PA) · Oct 3, 2025
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) · Oct 3, 2025
- Paul Tonko (D-NY) · Oct 3, 2025
- Shontel M. Brown (D-OH) · Oct 3, 2025
- Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) · Oct 3, 2025
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Oct 6, 2025
- Darren Soto (D-FL) · Oct 8, 2025
- Lori Trahan (D-MA) · Oct 8, 2025
- Luz M. Rivas (D-CA) · Oct 8, 2025
- Wesley Bell (D-MO) · Oct 8, 2025
- Alma S. Adams (D-NC) · Oct 14, 2025
- Glenn Ivey (D-MD) · Oct 14, 2025
- Lois Frankel (D-FL) · Oct 14, 2025
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) · Oct 14, 2025
- Val T. Hoyle (D-OR) · Oct 14, 2025
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT) · Oct 24, 2025
- Judy Chu (D-CA) · Dec 17, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
This bill prohibits the removal of federal employees from the civil service during a government shutdown due to a lapse in discretionary appropriations. If an employee is removed from the civil service in violation of this bill, the employee may elect to be reinstated with back pay on the date on which the lapse in appropriations ends.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Sep 26, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. - Sep 26, 2025
Introduced in House