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House rejects amendment that would strip attorney general authority to sue federal government on behalf of displaced federal workers
Summary
The House on March 5 rejected an amendment that would have removed a provision authorizing Maryland’s attorney general to sue the federal government on behalf of displaced federal employees and would have rescinded a $1.5 million appropriation to support such litigation.
The House took up a measure described in debate as a short‑term response to federal workforce displacements and to establish an employee assistance loan fund. Debate focused on whether to give the Maryland attorney general authority to bring lawsuits on behalf of displaced federal workers and on whether to include a $1.5 million appropriation to support such legal action.
A floor amendment sought to remove the grant of authority for the attorney general to sue the federal government on behalf of individual displaced workers and to strike $1.5 million the committee had added to fund those efforts. The amendment’s sponsor said many private…
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