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2	2	119THCONGRESS
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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 1989
5	5	To allow Federal employees terminated while serving a probationary or trial
6	6	period to resume such period upon reinstatement, and for other purposes.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	MARCH10, 2025
9	9	Ms. E
10	10	LFRETH(for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BAUMGARTNER,
11	11	Mr. B
12	12	EYER, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BYNUM, Ms. CASTORof Florida, Mr.
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14	14	LEAVER, Mr. COHEN, Ms. DAVIDSof Kansas, Mr. EVANSof Pennsyl-
15	15	vania, Mr. F
16	16	IELDS, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. HOULAHAN,
17	17	Mr. H
18	18	OYER, Mr. HURDof Colorado, Mr. IVEY, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. KEN-
19	19	NEDYof New York, Mr. LANDSMAN, Mr. LATIMER, Ms. LEEof Pennsyl-
20	20	vania, Ms. M
21	21	OOREof Wisconsin, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr.
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23	23	LSZEWSKI, Mr. PETERS, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. RASKIN, Ms.
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25	25	ALINAS, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. SOTO, Mr. SUBRAMANYAM, Mr.
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27	27	HANEDAR, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) introduced the
28	28	following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and
29	29	Government Reform
30	30	A BILL
31	31	To allow Federal employees terminated while serving a pro-
32	32	bationary or trial period to resume such period upon
33	33	reinstatement, and for other purposes.
34	34	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
35	35	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
36	36	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
37	37	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Our Proba-4
38	38	tionary Employees Act’’. 5
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41	41	•HR 1989 IH
42	42	SEC. 2. RESUMPTION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD. 1
43	43	(a) I
44	44	NGENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-2
45	45	sion of law, the duration of the probationary or trial period 3
46	46	for a covered appointment of a covered probationary em-4
47	47	ployee to become final shall be equal to the difference be-5
48	48	tween— 6
49	49	(1) the duration of such probationary or trial 7
50	50	period that, but for this Act, would apply to such 8
51	51	covered appointment; and 9
52	52	(2) the duration of the probationary or trial pe-10
53	53	riod that such covered probationary employee served 11
54	54	in the previous Federal position of such covered pro-12
55	55	bationary employee, to the extent that such duration 13
56	56	does not exceed the duration described in paragraph 14
57	57	(1). 15
58	58	(b) S
59	59	UNSET.—This Act shall terminate on January 16
60	60	20, 2029. 17
61	61	(c) D
62	62	EFINITIONS.—In this Act— 18
63	63	(1) C
64	64	OVERED APPOINTMENT .—The term ‘‘cov-19
65	65	ered appointment’’ means an appointment of a cov-20
66	66	ered probationary employee to a position in the 21
67	67	former employing agency of such covered proba-22
68	68	tionary employee that, to the extent practicable, is 23
69	69	the same as the previous Federal position of such 24
70	70	covered probationary employee. 25
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73	73	•HR 1989 IH
74	74	(2) COVERED PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE .—The 1
75	75	term ‘‘covered probationary employee’’ means an in-2
76	76	dividual who— 3
77	77	(A) is, or was, involuntarily separated from 4
78	78	Government service during the period beginning 5
79	79	on January 20, 2025, and ending on the date 6
80	80	specified in subsection (b); and 7
81	81	(B) immediately prior to such separation, 8
82	82	held a position in an Executive agency and 9
83	83	serving a probationary or trial period under an 10
84	84	initial appointment. 11
85	85	(3) E
86	86	XECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 12
87	87	agency’’ has the meaning given such term in section 13
88	88	105 of title 5, United States Code. 14
89	89	(4) F
90	90	ORMER EMPLOYING AGENCY .—With re-15
91	91	spect to a covered probationary employee, the term 16
92	92	‘‘former employing agency’’ means the Executive 17
93	93	agency from which the separation of such individual 18
94	94	made such individual a covered probationary em-19
95	95	ployee. 20
96	96	(5) P
97	97	REVIOUS FEDERAL POSITION .—The term 21
98	98	‘‘previous Federal position’’ means the position in 22
99	99	the Federal Government held by the covered proba-23
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102	102	•HR 1989 IH
103	103	tionary employee immediately before becoming a cov-1
104	104	ered probationary employee. 2
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