FAST Justice Act

This bill lets federal employees and job applicants who appeal a personnel action to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) file a lawsuit in federal district court if the MSPB has not taken a reviewable action within 120 days of the appeal. The lawsuit could be filed where the personnel action allegedly happened, where the person would have worked, or, in some cases, where the agency's main office is located. When a lawsuit is filed, the MSPB must pause the appeal, and it would resume the appeal if the court dismisses the case for lack of jurisdiction. Appeals of the district court's decision would go to the federal court of appeals for that region. The bill does not limit existing rights to court review of MSPB decisions.

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Sponsors

• Richard Blumenthal Democrat sponsor
• 13 cosponsors