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S. 1083 · 115th Congress

A bill to amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the…

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A bill to amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.

Law · 115-42
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RJR JohnsonSponsor
2 cosponsors · 1 D, 1 R
CGR Grassley CMD McCaskill

2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced May 10, 2017
  2. Senate Passed May 11, 2017
  3. House Passed May 25, 2017
  4. Senate Changes resolved Jun 14, 2017
  5. President To the President Jun 15, 2017
  6. President Signed Jun 27, 2017

This bill provides that if the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks the number of members required to constitute a quorum, any remaining member of the board may, upon request by the Special Counsel, extend the period of any stay of any personnel action granted.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jun 27, 2017

This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 25, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

This bill provides that if the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks the number of members required to constitute a quorum, any remaining member of the board may, upon request by the Special Counsel, extend the period of any stay of any personnel action granted.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.

Latest action (Jun 27, 2017): Signed by President.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 10, 2017

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

  1. Senate Introduced May 10, 2017
  2. Senate Passed May 11, 2017
  3. House Passed May 25, 2017
  4. Senate Changes resolved Jun 14, 2017
  5. President To the President Jun 15, 2017
  6. President Signed Jun 27, 2017

No recorded floor vote found.