United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress House of Representatives author aut Government Organization text government publication eng BILLS To require the reinstatement of recently terminated probationary Federal employees, and for other purposes.;Model Employee Reinstatement for Ill-advised Termination Act;MERIT Act;H.R. 1835 (IH) Bills and Statutes 119_cong_bills legislative 2025-03-19 U.S. Government Publishing Office 2025-03-04 monographic deposited born digital 13 p. Y 1.6: Y 1.4/6: P0b002ee1d0d8821c https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr1835ih H.R. 1835 021-610-00252-9 000501532 000325573 Congressional bills House bills f:h1835_ih.txt https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr1835ih https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1835ih/html/BILLS-119hr1835ih.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1835ih/pdf/BILLS-119hr1835ih.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1835ih/xml/BILLS-119hr1835ih.xml fdlp DGPO 2025-03-19 2026-07-10 BILLS-119hr1835ih machine generated eng LaMonica McIver United States House of Representatives sponsor spn United States Congress Member Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Bonnie Watson Coleman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Dina Titus United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Juan Vargas United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Eleanor Holmes Norton United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Valerie P. Foushee United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Shri Thanedar United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ro Khanna United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member John W. Mannion United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Raul M. Grijalva United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Adam Smith United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Rashida Tlaib United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Robert Garcia United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jill N. Tokuda United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Sylvester Turner United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Greg Landsman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Suzanne Bonamici United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Nydia M. Velazquez United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jonathan L. Jackson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Yassamin Ansari United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Glenn Ivey United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Troy A. Carter United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Danny K. Davis United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Bennie G. Thompson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lateefah Simon United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jimmy Panetta United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jasmine Crockett United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Donald S. Beyer, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Andre Carson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Dwight Evans United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ayanna Pressley United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Delia C. Ramirez United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Betty McCollum United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Timothy M. Kennedy United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Shontel M. Brown United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Mark Pocan United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lauren Underwood United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Steve Cohen United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Emanuel Cleaver United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Grace Meng United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Gregory W. Meeks United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Paul Tonko United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member James P. McGovern United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Summer L. Lee United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Nikema Williams United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Johnny Olszewski, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Yvette D. Clarke United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Alma S. Adams United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Mary Gay Scanlon United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Gerald E. Connolly United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Madeleine Dean United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Norma J. Torres United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Wesley Bell United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member George Latimer United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Adriano Espaillat United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lori Trahan United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jennifer L. McClellan United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Frederica S. Wilson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Judy Chu United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Robin L. Kelly United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Pramila Jayapal United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Maxine Waters United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Brittany Pettersen United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Cleo Fields United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform associated name asn United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means associated name asn Title 5 Section 105 Title 5 Section 2101a Title 5 Section 2102 Title 5 Section 2103 Title 5 Section 2105 Title 5 Section 3382 Title 5 Section 7511 Title 5 Chapter 33 5 U.S.C. 105 5 U.S.C. 2101a 5 U.S.C. 2102 5 U.S.C. 2103 5 U.S.C. 2105 5 U.S.C. 3382 5 U.S.C. 7511 5 U.S.C. Chapter 33 hr BILLS-119hr1835ih 119 1 HOUSE HOUSE 1835 ih ih Model Employee Reinstatement for Ill-advised Termination Act MERIT Act To require the reinstatement of recently terminated probationary Federal employees, and for other purposes. Mrs. McIver (for herself, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Titus, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Norton, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Mannion, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Simon, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Carson, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Pressley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Brown, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Meng, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Tonko, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Adams, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Bell, Mr. Latimer, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Hernández, Ms. Chu, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Waters, Ms. Pettersen, and Mr. Fields) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Ways and Means Ways and Means Mrs. McIver LaMonica McIver McIver, LaMonica Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila Mrs. Watson Coleman Bonnie Watson Coleman Watson Coleman, Bonnie Ms. Titus Dina Titus Titus, Dina Mr. Vargas Juan Vargas Vargas, Juan Ms. Norton Eleanor Holmes Norton Norton, Eleanor Holmes Eleanor Norton Mrs. Foushee Valerie P. Foushee Foushee, Valerie P. Valerie Foushee Mr. Thanedar Shri Thanedar Thanedar, Shri Mr. Khanna Ro Khanna Khanna, Ro Mr. Mannion John W. Mannion Mannion, John W. John Mannion Mr. Grijalva Raul M. Grijalva Grijalva, Raul M. Raul Grijalva Mr. Smith of Washington Adam Smith Smith, Adam Ms. Tlaib Rashida Tlaib Tlaib, Rashida Mr. Garcia of California Robert Garcia Garcia, Robert Ms. Tokuda Jill N. Tokuda Tokuda, Jill N. Jill Tokuda Ms. Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Mr. Turner of Texas Sylvester Turner Turner, Sylvester Mr. Landsman Greg Landsman Landsman, Greg Ms. Bonamici Suzanne Bonamici Bonamici, Suzanne Ms. Velázquez Nydia M. Velazquez Velazquez, Nydia M. Nydia Velazquez Mr. Jackson of Illinois Jonathan L. Jackson Jackson, Jonathan L. Jonathan Jackson Ms. Ansari Yassamin Ansari Ansari, Yassamin Mr. Ivey Glenn Ivey Ivey, Glenn Mr. Johnson of Georgia Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Henry Johnson Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Mr. Carter of Louisiana Troy A. Carter Carter, Troy A. Troy Carter Mr. Davis of Illinois Danny K. Davis Davis, Danny K. Danny Davis Mr. Thompson of Mississippi Bennie G. Thompson Thompson, Bennie G. Bennie Thompson Ms. Simon Lateefah Simon Simon, Lateefah Mr. Panetta Jimmy Panetta Panetta, Jimmy Ms. Crockett Jasmine Crockett Crockett, Jasmine Mr. Beyer Donald S. Beyer, Jr. Beyer, Donald S. Donald Beyer Donald S. Beyer Mr. Carson Andre Carson Carson, Andre Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania Dwight Evans Evans, Dwight Ms. Pressley Ayanna Pressley Pressley, Ayanna Mrs. Ramirez Delia C. Ramirez Ramirez, Delia C. Delia Ramirez Ms. McCollum Betty McCollum McCollum, Betty Mr. Kennedy of New York Timothy M. Kennedy Kennedy, Timothy M. Timothy Kennedy Ms. Brown Shontel M. Brown Brown, Shontel M. Shontel Brown Mr. Pocan Mark Pocan Pocan, Mark Ms. Underwood Lauren Underwood Underwood, Lauren Mr. Cohen Steve Cohen Cohen, Steve Mr. Cleaver Emanuel Cleaver Cleaver, Emanuel Mr. Bishop Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. Bishop, Sanford D. Sanford Bishop Sanford D. Bishop Ms. Meng Grace Meng Meng, Grace Mr. Meeks Gregory W. Meeks Meeks, Gregory W. Gregory Meeks Mr. Tonko Paul Tonko Tonko, Paul Mr. McGovern James P. McGovern McGovern, James P. James McGovern Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania Summer L. Lee Lee, Summer L. Summer Lee Ms. Williams of Georgia Nikema Williams Williams, Nikema Mr. Olszewski Johnny Olszewski, Jr. Olszewski, Johnny Johnny Olszewski Ms. Clarke of New York Yvette D. Clarke Clarke, Yvette D. Yvette Clarke Ms. Adams Alma S. Adams Adams, Alma S. Alma Adams Ms. Scanlon Mary Gay Scanlon Scanlon, Mary Gay Mr. Connolly Gerald E. Connolly Connolly, Gerald E. Gerald Connolly Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania Madeleine Dean Dean, Madeleine Mrs. Torres of California Norma J. Torres Torres, Norma J. Norma Torres Mr. Bell Wesley Bell Bell, Wesley Mr. Latimer George Latimer Latimer, George Mr. Espaillat Adriano Espaillat Espaillat, Adriano Mrs. Trahan Lori Trahan Trahan, Lori Ms. McClellan Jennifer L. McClellan McClellan, Jennifer L. Jennifer McClellan Ms. Wilson of Florida Frederica S. Wilson Wilson, Frederica S. Frederica Wilson Mr. Conaway Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. Conaway, Herbert C. Herbert Conaway Herbert C. Conaway Ms. Chu Judy Chu Chu, Judy Ms. Kelly of Illinois Robin L. Kelly Kelly, Robin L. Robin Kelly Ms. Jayapal Pramila Jayapal Jayapal, Pramila Ms. Waters Maxine Waters Waters, Maxine Ms. Pettersen Brittany Pettersen Pettersen, Brittany Mr. Fields Cleo Fields Fields, Cleo false false