S 1075 · 119th Congress

MERIT Act

The MERIT Act requires federal agencies to rehire probationary employees who were fired as part of mass terminations between January 20, 2025, and when this bill becomes law. A "mass termination" means at least 15 employees were let go within a 30-day period due to the same government action or directive. Affected e…

Sponsor

Alsobrooks, Angela D. (D-Maryland)

Introduced

2025-03-14

Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.