Bill113th Congress
S. 724
Essential Services Act of 2013
Introduced
Apr 15, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest Action
Apr 15, 2013
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsor
Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Republican·MO
Bioguide ID: B000575
First Name: Roy
Last Name: Blunt
By Request: N
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Cosponsors
1
Committees
2
Actions
0
Amendments
0
Related Bills
4
Subjects
1
Summaries
3
Titles
1
Text Versions
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Mar 3, 2022
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Bill Type
- S
- Bill Number
- 724
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Apr 15, 2013
- Policy Area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Is Law
- No
Apr 15, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: Senate
Apr 15, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in Senate· Apr 15, 20130
Essential Services Act of 2013 - Requires executive agency heads to exempt essential employees from furloughs required by sequestration. Defines "essential employee" as an employee that performs work involving the safety of human life or the protection of property.
Allows agencies to transfer their budgetary resources to carry out this Act, but only to maintain essential employees.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Senate· Standing
AppropriationsEmployee leaveExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Introduced in Senate
Apr 15, 2013