United States · Law · HR
H.R. 657 (115th)
Follow the Rules Act
Introduced
24 January 2017
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 115-40.
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Subjects
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5 December 2025
Summary
Follow the Rules Act This bill extends the prohibition against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.
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Documents
17 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 14 June 2017
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 14 June 2017
Public Law
summary · EN · 14 June 2017
Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 25 May 2017
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 2 May 2017
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 2 May 2017
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 1 May 2017
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 1 May 2017
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 1 May 2017
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 29 March 2017
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 29 March 2017
Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 29 March 2017
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 January 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 January 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 24 January 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/657
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/657