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S. 1825 · 111th Congress

A bill to extend the authority for relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees, and for other…

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A bill to extend the authority for relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees, and for other purposes.

Law · 111-112 · Nov 30, 2009
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2 cosponsors · 1 D, 1 R

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  1. Senate Introduced Oct 21, 2009
  2. Senate Passed Nov 9, 2009
  3. House Passed Nov 16, 2009
  4. President To the President Nov 19, 2009
  5. President Signed Nov 30, 2009
  6. Law Nov 30, 2009

Authorizes the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to extend the authority for a relocation expenses test program for federal employees upon the request of the agency administering the program. Requires each such agency to annually submit a report on the results of the program to the Administrator.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Nov 16, 2009

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 9, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Authorizes the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to extend the authority for a relocation expenses test program for federal employees upon the request of the agency administering the program. Requires each such agency to annually submit a report on the results of the program to the Administrator.

Increases to 12 the number of test programs that may be conducted simultaneously. Limits approval for any test program to an initial four-year period, with four-year extensions authorized.

Repeals a provision disclaiming any intent to limit agency authority to conduct such test programs.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to extend the authority for relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Nov 30, 2009): Became Public Law No: 111-112.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 21, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Oct 21, 2009
  2. Senate Passed Nov 9, 2009
  3. House Passed Nov 16, 2009
  4. President To the President Nov 19, 2009
  5. President Signed Nov 30, 2009
  6. Law Nov 30, 2009

No recorded floor vote found.