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H.R. 4197: All Circuit Review Extension Act

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H.R. 4197: All Circuit Review Extension Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-03-11 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-170.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-03-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-170. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

All Circuit Review Extension Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) All Circuit Review Extension Act - Extends from two to five years after the effective date of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (i.e., December 27, 2012), the period allowed for: (1) filing a petition for judicial review of Merit Systems Protection Board decisions in whistleblower cases, and (2) any review of such a decision by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

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Official text

All Circuit Review Extension Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · 4 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4197 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113