S. 1083: A bill to amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-10 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Signed by President.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Signed by President. (final step reached)
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Official title

A bill to amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.

Plain summary

This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 25, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) This bill provides that if the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks the number of members required to constitute a quorum, any remaining member of the board may, upon request by the Special Counsel, extend the period of any stay of any personnel action granted.

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Official text

A bill to amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · 2 cosponsors

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Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Agencies named in this bill

Merit Systems Protection Board: its federal spending and other bills that name it

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Quorum: The minimum number of members who must be present for a body to do official business.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1083.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s1083 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115