Session 117

HR 5456

Federal Employees Civil Relief Act

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This bill, the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act, provides temporary protections for federal employees and contractors during government shutdowns. It allows these workers to seek stays, postponements, or suspensions of certain civil obligations like rent, mortgages, and student loans. The bill also addresses issues like evictions and mortgage foreclosures, offering safeguards to federal workers facing financial hardship due to shutdowns. Finally, it includes provisions for income tax deferrals and insurance protection.

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2021-09-30House

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Education and Labor, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2021-09-30House

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HR 5456

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