House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Johnny Olszewski D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 26, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 26, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5599.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OLSZEWSKI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 158, September 26, 2025, Page H4503):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 26, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5599, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5599
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 18, 2025
- 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 December 18, 2025). 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
73 cosponsors — 73 Democrats
0 of 73 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Ami Bera (D-CA), Shontel Brown (D-OH), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Laura Friedman (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Jesús García (D-IL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Val Hoyle (D-OR) and 43 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Johnny Olszewski.
- H.R. 8879 (119th) Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026
- H.R. 2880 (119th) To provide employment protections for, and reinstatement of, certain probationary Federal career employees, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3988 (119th) To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Director of the Bureau of the Census to conduct a study and submit a…
- H.Res. 1213 (119th) Supporting the recognition of April 2026 as "National County Government Month" to honor the county government workforce, educate residents…
- H.J.Res. 135 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the pardon power of the President.
- H.J.Res. 174 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for term limits for justices of the Supreme Court.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.