To provide for the continued operation of the Hatch Act Unit of the Office of Special Counsel during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5998 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5998

  To provide for the continued operation of the Hatch Act Unit of the 
  Office of Special Counsel during a lapse in appropriations, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 2025

 Mr. Conaway introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the continued operation of the Hatch Act Unit of the 
  Office of Special Counsel during a lapse in appropriations, 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. OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL HATCH ACT UNIT OPERATIONS DURING 
              SHUTDOWN.

    During a lapse in appropriations, any services by an officer or 
employee of the Office of Special Counsel related to carrying out the 
duties of the Office of Special Counsel with respect to alleged 
violations of sections 7323 and 7324 of title 5, United States Code, 
shall be deemed, for purposes of section 1342 of title 31, United 
States Code, services for emergencies involving the safety of human 
life or the protection of property.
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