119-hr1597

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1597 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1597

 To provide that former civil service employees who were wrongfully 
 fired are eligible to enroll in the Federal Employee Health Benefits 
 Program, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 26, 2025

 Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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 A BILL

 To provide that former civil service employees who were wrongfully 
 fired are eligible to enroll in the Federal Employee Health Benefits 
 Program, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Compassion for Vulnerable and 
Struggling Workers Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY TO ENROLL IN FEHBP FOR FIRED CIVIL SERVICE 
 EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Eligibility To Enroll.--

    (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
 law, any individual described in paragraph

    (2) may elect to 
 continue coverage under, or enroll in, a health benefits plan 
 under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.

    (2) Individuals.--An individual described in this paragraph 
 is any individual who was involuntarily removed from a civil 
 service position during the period beginning on January 20, 
 2025, and ending on January 1, 2026 and--
        (A) who was removed without cause;
        (B) whose most recent performance review was at 
 least fully successful (or equivalent);
            (C) who was pregnant at the time of the removal; or
            (D) who was diagnosed with cancer during the 5-year 
 period preceding the date of removal.

    (b) Contributions.--The Government and individual contributions for 
the health benefits of any individual who makes an affirmative election 
to be covered under such chapter 89 under subsection

    (a) shall be 
derived from any Federal funds saved by the activities of the United 
States DOGE Service (established by the executive order relating to 
``Establishing and Implementing the President's `Department of 
Government Efficiency''', issued on January 20, 2025).
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