S. 1083 · Became law

Public Law 115-42

Official title: “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.”

House: without objection · Senate: without objection
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The Senate passed it without objection on June 14, 2017. No individual votes are recorded.

It became law on June 27, 2017.

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