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HR 5750 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

EQUALS Act of 2025

Introduced October 14, 2025 Latest action April 09, 2026 4 cosponsors

Sponsor

Latest action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.

Action timeline

Every recorded action on this bill, newest first. Stage badges color-code the legislative path.

Apr 09, 2026
committee Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-604.
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Apr 09, 2026
other Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.
Dec 02, 2025
committee Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Dec 02, 2025
committee Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 19.
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Oct 14, 2025
introduced Introduced in House

Text versions

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Apr 09, 2026 Reported in House
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Oct 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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  1. ih / is — Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.
  2. rfh / rfs — Referred to a committee for review.
  3. rh / rs — Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).
  4. pcs / pch — Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.
  5. eh / es — Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.
  6. rdh / rds — Received by the other chamber.
  7. eah / eas — Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.
  8. ath / ats — Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.
  9. enr — Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.
  10. pl — Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.
  11. pp — Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.

Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.

Line-level diff between text versions of this bill — what actually changed at each legislative stage.

→
+47 −6 24 unchanged
--- Introduced (House)
+++ Reported (House)
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 5750 Introduced in House (IH)]
+[H.R. 5750 Reported in House (RH)]
<DOC>
+Union Calendar No. 524
119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
+2d Session
H. R. 5750
+
+[Report No. 119-604]
To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify probationary periods
with respect to positions in the competitive service, to establish
@@ -20,6 +23,20 @@
Mr. Gill of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
+
+April 9, 2026
+
+Additional sponsors: Mr. Comer, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Moore of Alabama, and
+Mr. Harrigan
+
+April 9, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
+in italic]
+[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October
+14, 2025]
_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -171,9 +188,9 @@
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3321 the following
(and conforming the table of contents of such subchapter accordingly):
``Sec. 3321a. Excepted service; trial period
-``(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an employee appointed
-to a position in the excepted service shall serve a 2-year trial
-period.
+``(a)(1) Except as otherwise specified in law or provided in
+paragraph (2), an employee appointed to a position in the excepted
+service shall serve a 2-year trial period.
``(2) A preference eligible appointed to a position in the excepted
service shall serve a 1-year trial period.
``(b) An employee serving under a trial period pursuant to
@@ -255,4 +272,28 @@
Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue
such regulations as are necessary to carry out this Act and the
amendments made by this Act.
-<all>
+Union Calendar No. 524
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+2d Session
+
+H. R. 5750
+
+[Report No. 119-604]
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify probationary periods
+with respect to positions in the competitive service, to establish
+trial periods for positions in the excepted service, and for other
+purposes.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+April 9, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Lobbying activity

Organizations whose LDA filings reference this bill, ranked by filing count. Position not disclosed — LDA does not require lobbyists to report support / oppose / monitor. Bill-number references can be stale (lobbyists sometimes copy text year-over-year), so verify against the filing description.

NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
GOV
2
filings · 2026 Q4
AFL-CIO
GOV
1
filings · 2025 Q4
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
GOV
1
filings · 2025 Q4

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Cosponsors (4)

Members who signed on to support this bill.

Comer R
Cloud R
Moore R
Harrigan R