House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
MERIT Act
Official title: To require the reinstatement of recently terminated probationary Federal employees, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. LaMonica McIver D-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 4, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 4, 2025 — 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1835.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. McIVER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 41, March 4, 2025, Page H976):Spending Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 Necessary and Proper Clause, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 4, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 108 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1835, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1835
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 17, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
108 cosponsors — 108 Democrats
0 of 108 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Shontel Brown (D-OH), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Herbert Conaway (D-NJ), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), J. Correa (D-CA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Danny Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and 78 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. LaMonica McIver.
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- H.R. 5778 (119th) Improving SBA Engagement on Employee Ownership Act
- H.R. 10371 (119th) Ensuring SBA Implementation of GAO Recommendations Act of 2026
- H.R. 307 (119th) ARC Act of 2025
- H.R. 793 (119th) SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025
- H.R. 2948 (119th) Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.