H.R. 2229: All Circuit Review Act
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H.R. 2229: All Circuit Review Act
115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-28 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-195.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-195. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
All Circuit Review Act
Plain summary
All Circuit Review Act (Sec. 2) This bill makes permanent the authority for a federal employee (or applicant for federal employment) or the Office of Personnel Management to appeal, in any federal appeals court of competent jurisdiction, a final order or decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board on a claim alleging reprisal for making a protected disclosure (i.e., whistle-blowing) or for engaging in certain protected activities (e.g., refusing to obey an order that requires a violation of law). The bill applies retroactively to November 26, 2017.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2229, All Circuit Review Act (2017-07-18); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2229, All Circuit Review Act (2018-02-23)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2229.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr2229 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115