A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain protections against prohibited personnel practices, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
H.R. 657
(same title)
Enacted — Signed by the President — Jun 14, 2017
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Senator Lankford Challenges ABC News on ‘Hate Group’ Label”
—
Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]
on Jul 31, 2017
History
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Mar 8, 2017
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Introduced
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Mar 15, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Apr 24, 2017
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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May 1, 2017
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Companion Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 657 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 576 (115th). |
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May 25, 2017
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Companion Bill —
Passed Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 657 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 576 (115th). |
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Jun 14, 2017
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Companion Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 657 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 576 (115th). |
S. 576 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 576. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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