To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7726.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. NORTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 48, March 19, 2024, Page H1235):
  Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: This bill would clarify certain due process rights of federal employees serving in sensitive positions.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 19, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7726, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7726

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 4, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  e6a59139f2b0012a168b8c1709f4935a82738a4431564232a4978ba9abc35721

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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