Federal Employees Civil Relief Act
Latest action · Mar 1, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Employees Civil Relief Act
This bill establishes a framework to temporarily suspend certain judicial and administrative proceedings against a federal employee or contractor during a lapse in appropriations.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2019 to Dec 12, 2019, with 15 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-SC | Joe Cunningham | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Jan 16, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2019Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 72 | Federal Employees Civil Relief Act | Related bill | Jan 9, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Appropriations
- Civil actions and liability
- Consumer credit
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health care costs and insurance
- Higher education
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Income tax deferral
- Legal fees and court costs
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Student aid and college costs
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2019Introduced in House
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