HR 1561 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control.

Introduced Mar 16, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 16, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMar 16, 2017
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill exempts the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from any action by the President to prevent federal agencies from creating or filling civilian employee positions.

Cosponsors 7

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2017 to Mar 17, 2017, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MN	Betty McCollum	Original	Mar 16, 2017
D-FL	Darren Soto	Original	Mar 16, 2017
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer	Original	Mar 16, 2017
D-MD	Jamie Raskin	Original	Mar 16, 2017
D-TN	Steve Cohen	Original	Mar 16, 2017
D-CA	John Garamendi		Mar 17, 2017
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee		Mar 17, 2017

Actions 2

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Mar 16, 2017Introduced in House
Mar 16, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Subjects

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Mar 16, 2017Introduced in House

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