A bill to make section 7351 of title 5, United States Code, inapplicable to leave transfers under certain experimental programs covering Federal employees, except as the Office of Personnel Management may otherwise prescribe.
Public Law 100-284 · H.R. 3981 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Apr 7, 1988 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY-7)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Norman Lent
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Declares that the prohibition on gifts to supervisors does not apply, during FY 1988, to any program under which unused accrued annual leave of Federal employees may be transferred for use by other Federal employees who need such leave due to a personal emergency.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Compensation and Employee Benefits Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Apr 7, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-284.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Mar 31, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Mar 23, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Mar 15, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Compensation and Employee Benefits Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Feb 29, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Compensation and Employee Benefits Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Feb 22, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.