H.R. 5599: To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
Latest action, September 26, 2025: Introduced in House
Official summary
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.
Sponsors
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr.
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Alma S. Adams
- Ami Bera
- Andrea Salinas
- André Carson
- Angie Craig
- April McClain Delaney
- Betty McCollum
- Bradley Scott Schneider
- Brittany Pettersen
- Chellie Pingree
- Daniel S. Goldman
- Darren Soto
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Dina Titus
- Donald Norcross
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Emily Randall
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Frank J. Mrvan
- Gabe Amo
- George Whitesides
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
- Glenn Ivey
- Greg Landsman
- Hillary J. Scholten
- Jahana Hayes
- James P. McGovern
- James R. Walkinshaw
- Jamie Raskin
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jerrold Nadler
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Jimmy Panetta
- John Garamendi
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Joyce Beatty
- Judy Chu
- Kweisi Mfume
- LaMonica McIver
- Laura Friedman
- Lois Frankel
- Lori Trahan
- Luz M. Rivas
- Madeleine Dean
- Maxine Dexter
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Norma J. Torres
- Paul Tonko
- Pramila Jayapal
- Rashida Tlaib
- Raul Ruiz
- Robert Garcia
- Sarah Elfreth
- Seth Moulton
- Shontel M. Brown
- Steny H. Hoyer
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Steven Horsford
- Suhas Subramanyam
- Summer L. Lee
- Susie Lee
- Ted Lieu
- Timothy M. Kennedy
- Val T. Hoyle
- Veronica Escobar
- Vicente Gonzalez
- Wesley Bell
- Yassamin Ansari