The Vacancies Act: A Legal Overview

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R44997

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18

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Active

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Apr 29, 2026

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May 2, 2026, 4:23 pm UTC

Authors: Valerie C. Brannon

Source topics: Executive Branch Appointments

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Related federal bills

• HR 6972To amend title 5, United States Code, to require an Executive agency whose head is a member of the National Security Council to notify the Executive Office of the President, the Comptroller General of the United States, and congressional leadership of such head becoming medically incapacitated within 24 hours, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• S 1761Federal Vacancies Compliance Act of 1998
  105th Congress
• HR 6689To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the provisions of that title relating to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress