H.R. 1989: Protect Our Probationary Employees Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-10 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Protect Our Probationary Employees Act

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Protect Our Probationary Employees Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1989.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] · 72 cosponsors

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Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), John Garamendi (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Greg Landsman (D-OH), George Latimer (D-NY), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Seth Moulton (D-MA) and 12 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1989.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr1989 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills