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H.R. 3094

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3094, the PREP Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 30, 2025 by Rep. Don Beyer (D) with 21 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Apr 30, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 3094 has 21 co-sponsors.

hb3094/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3094 IH: Probationary Reduction for Employee Protections Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-30
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3094  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 30, 2025   Mr. Beyer  (for himself,  Ms. Moore of Wisconsin ,  Ms. Tlaib ,  Mr. Cohen ,  Ms. Elfreth ,  Ms. Sewell ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. David Scott of Georgia , and  Ms. Pingree ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the duration of probationary periods under an initial appointments for Federal employees, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Probationary Reduction for Employee Protections Act   or the   PREP Act  .
2.
Probationary period reduction
(a)
Competitive service
Section 3321 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(d)
A probationary period under subsection (a) may not exceed—
(1)
6 months for an initial appointment of an individual who, immediately prior to such appointment, held a position in the civil service in the executive branch; or
(2)
12 months for an initial appointment of an individual other than an individual described in paragraph (1).
  .
(b)
Excepted service
(1)
In general
Subchapter I of  chapter 33  of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
3330g.
Excepted service probationary period
Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, the probationary or trial period before an initial appointment of an individual to a position in the excepted service becomes final may not exceed—
(1)
6 months for an initial appointment of an individual who, immediately prior to such appointment, held a position in the civil service in the executive branch; or
(2)
12 months for an initial appointment of an individual other than an individual described in paragraph (1).
 .
(2)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for  chapter 33  of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating the section 3330f the following new item:
3330g. Excepted service probationary period.
  .
(c)
Senior Executive Service
Section 3393(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking  has served  and all that follows and inserting the following:
has served—
(1)
6 months, if such individual held a position in the civil service in the executive branch immediately prior to such appointment; or
(2)
12 months in all other cases.
 .
(d)
Internal Revenue Service
Section 9510 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking subsection (d); and
(2)
by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-30
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the duration of probationary periods under an initial appointments for Federal employees, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Don Beyer (D) sponsors H.R. 3094, and 21 members have co-sponsored it, 8 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3094 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Apr 30, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3094 has taken 2 actions since Apr 30, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 30, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 30, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 3094 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3094 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • PREP Act — Display Title
  • PREP Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Probationary Reduction for Employee Protections Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the duration of probationary periods under an initial appointments for Federal employees, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3094 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE115
KATHERINE SYBENGA115
MARAM ABDELHAMID115
MATTHEW SOCKNAT115
MATTHEW SOWARDS115
KURT VORNDRAN114
REGINA HUTTER114
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3094 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3094’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr3094/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3094, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEYER:H.R. 3094.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H1776]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com