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H.R. 1132: Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act

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H.R. 1132: Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-16 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 673.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 673. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  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

Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act

Plain summary

Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act This bill prohibits an individual employed in a political position in the civil service from being appointed to a career position in the civil service for two years after the individual separates from such political position. Such prohibition shall not apply to a political appointee who has not personally and substantially participated in any particular matter while employed in a political position.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1132, Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act (2017-11-21); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1132, Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act (2018-10-24)

Cosponsors on this site

Ted Lieu (D-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1132 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115