[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1878 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1878

    To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Small Business 
                            Administration.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2017

  Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Mr. Evans, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mrs. 
 Murphy of Florida, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
 Ms. Adams, Mr. Espaillat, and Mr. Schneider) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Small Business 
                            Administration.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON HIRING FREEZE FROM AFFECTING SMALL BUSINESS 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    The memorandum titled ``Presidential Memorandum Regarding the 
Hiring Freeze'' published on January 23, 2017, or any other 
substantially similar memorandum, Executive order, or other action by 
the President to prevent a department or agency of the Federal 
Government from filling vacant Federal civilian employee positions or 
creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect 
to positions within the Small Business Administration.
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