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H.R. 2229 · 115th Congress

All Circuit Review Act

Law · 115-195 · Jul 7, 2018
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  1. House Introduced Apr 28, 2017
  2. House Passed Oct 11, 2017
  3. Senate Passed Jun 12, 2018
  4. House Changes resolved Jun 22, 2018
  5. President To the President Jun 27, 2018
  6. President Signed Jul 7, 2018
  7. Law Jul 7, 2018
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jul 7, 2018

All Circuit Review Act

(Sec. 2) This bill makes permanent the authority for a federal employee (or applicant for federal employment) or the Office of Personnel Management to appeal, in any federal appeals court of competent jurisdiction, a final order or decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board on a claim alleging reprisal for making a protected disclosure (i.e., whistle-blowing) or for engaging in certain protected activities (e.g., refusing to obey an order that requires a violation of law).

The bill applies retroactively to November 26, 2017.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: All Circuit Review Act

Latest action (Jul 7, 2018): Became Public Law No: 115-195.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 28, 2017

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

  1. House Introduced Apr 28, 2017
  2. House Passed Oct 11, 2017
  3. Senate Passed Jun 12, 2018
  4. House Changes resolved Jun 22, 2018
  5. President To the President Jun 27, 2018
  6. President Signed Jul 7, 2018
  7. Law Jul 7, 2018

No recorded floor vote found.