United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 588 (116th)
Federal Employees Civil Relief Act
Introduced
16 January 2019
Last action
1 March 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Derek Kilmer, Sean Maloney, Gerald Connolly, Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3], Cheri Bustos, Daniel Kildee, Ann Kuster, Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Brendan Boyle, Katherine Clark, Joe Cunningham, Kathleen Rice, Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Chris Pappas, Val Demings, Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Raul Ruiz, Kim Schrier, David Cicilline, Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4], Pete Aguilar, Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Scott Peters, Denny Heck
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Federal Employees Civil Relief Act This bill establishes a framework to temporarily suspend certain judicial and administrative proceedings against a federal employee or contractor during a lapse in appropriations.
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Timeline
16 January 2019
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and House Administration, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
16 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 February 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Source: Committee
1 March 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 January 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 January 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 January 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 January 2019
Sponsors
- Derek Kilmer · D · Sponsor
- Sean Maloney · D · Sponsor
- Gerald Connolly · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] · D · Sponsor
- Cheri Bustos · D · Sponsor
- Daniel Kildee · D · Sponsor
- Ann Kuster · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Sponsor
- Brendan Boyle · D · Sponsor
- Katherine Clark · D · Sponsor
- Joe Cunningham · D · Sponsor
- Kathleen Rice · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · D · Sponsor
- Chris Pappas · D · Sponsor
- Val Demings · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Raul Ruiz · D · Cosponsor
- Kim Schrier · D · Cosponsor
- David Cicilline · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Pete Aguilar · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Scott Peters · D · Cosponsor
- Denny Heck · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Federal Employees Civil Relief Act
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/588
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/588
- us · 116-hr-588 · source updated 5 December 2025