To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Sep 26, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - Maryland District 2 · D-MD
73 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - DC · D-DC
Member of Congress · D-WA
U.S. Representative - OR District 6 · D-OR
U.S. Representative - NM District 1 · D-NM
U.S. Representative - VA District 11 · D-VA
U.S. Representative - California District 27 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - CA District 44 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - MO District 5 · D-MO
Member of Congress · D-NY
U.S. Representative - NV District 4 · D-NV
U.S. Representative - PA District 12 · D-PA
U.S. Representative - CA District 36 · D-CA
+ 61 more cosponsors
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 5599 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
| Policy Area | Government Operations and Politics |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | September 26, 2025 |
| Latest Action | September 26, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 73 · House vote — · — views |
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