FEAA Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-1643]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
FEAA Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2017 This bill allows federal agencies, under Office of Personnel Management regulations, to remove certain employees from civil service or to reduce their grade or pay. An employee may appeal within 7 days to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), which must refer the case to an administrative judge to expedite a final decision not later than 45 days after the MSPB receives the appeal. If the administrative judge cannot issue a decision within 45 days, the removal or reduction becomes final. The MSPB
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HB-1643: FEAA Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Yoho
Introduced In House on 03/20/2017
ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act [HB-1608]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act This bill directs U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that ICE and CBP agents and officers wear body cameras when engaged in official operations. ICE and CBP must establish: (1) policies for the use of such cameras, and (2) procedures for carrying out adverse actions for noncompliance with such policies. Such cameras must be on for an agent's or officer's entire shift. Footage collected by such a body camera shall be made available to each party
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HB-1608: ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/31/2017
No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017 [HB-1599]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the payment of any performance award (including, but not limited to, bonuses, step increases, and time off) to an employee of the Internal Revenue Service who owes an outstanding federal tax debt.
HB-1599: No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Introduced In House on 03/17/2017
Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 [S.585]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY (Sec. 102) This bill directs federal agencies (excluding any entity that is an element of the intelligence community) to give priority to an employee transfer request if the Merit Systems Protections Board (MSPB) grants a stay of a personnel action at the request of: (1) the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) if the OSC determines the personnel action was taken, or is to be taken, as a result of a prohibited
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S.585: Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Johnson
Became Public Law No: 115-73. (txt | Pdf) on 10/26/2017
Follow the Rules Act [S.576]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Follow the Rules Act Follow the Rules Act (Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition (regarding employment in the federal government) against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.
S.576: Follow the Rules Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-30. on 04/24/2017
Office of Special Counsel Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.582]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
Office of Special Counsel Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) The Office of Special (OSC) is an independent investigative and prosecutorial agency that protects federal employees from retaliation for whistle-blower disclosures and prohibited personnel practices. This bill expands the scope of OSC's authority by authorizing it: (1) to have timely access to material that relates to an investigation involving whistle-blower disclosures and prohibited personnel practices, (2) to request from any agency information or assistance necessary for it to
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S.582: Office of Special Counsel Reauthorization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Received In The House. on 08/04/2017
To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. [HB-1367]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (Sec. 2) This bill provides that the annual determination of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) staff shortages shall include shortages for a minimum of five clinical and five non-clinical occupations for each network. (Such determination currently includes the five occupations for which there are the largest Department of Veterans Affairs [VA]-wide shortages.) (Sec.
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HB-1367: To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/21/2017
You have voted HB-1367: To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes..
Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability First Act of 2017 [S.493]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability First Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove, demote by a reduction in grade and pay, or suspend a VA employee, including a member in a senior executive position, for reasons of performance or misconduct. The bill prescribes VA removal and employee appeals procedures. Whistle-blower protections are revised, including by prohibiting the VA from taking any such action against a person who has a pending whistle-blower complaint. This bill provides for the reduction
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S.493: Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability First Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/02/2017
VA Accountability First Act of 2017 [HB-1259]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
[Crime ]
VA Accountability First Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill revises the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove, demote by a reduction in grade and pay, or suspend a VA employee, including a member in a senior executive position, for reasons of performance or misconduct. A demoted individual shall not be placed on administrative leave during the appeals period and may receive pay only if he or she reports for duty or is approved to use certain accrued unused leave. An expedited appeals process is established for such VA decisions,
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HB-1259: VA Accountability First Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/21/2017
DHS Multiyear Acquisition Strategy Act of 2017 [HB-1249]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
DHS Multiyear Acquisition Strategy Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit a multiyear acquisition strategy that allows flexibility to deal with ever-changing threats and risks and that helps industry align resources to meet DHS needs. Such strategy shall be updated and included in each required Future Years Homeland Security Program. The strategy shall include: a prioritized list of major acquisition programs that DHS and component acquisition investments
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HB-1249: DHS Multiyear Acquisition Strategy Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/21/2017
Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, Improvements Act [S.371]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, Improvements Act This bill makes technical changes to the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 and other related Acts. The bill provides the House and Senate Appropriations Committees with oversight authority regarding congressional reports on: (1) high-risk diplomatic and consular posts, (2) embassy construction costs, (3) combating sexual exploitation in United Nations (U.N.) peacekeeping operations, (4) Department of State overseas staffing levels, and (5) reducing illicit
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S.371: Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, Improvements Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Corker
Became Public Law No: 115-94. (txt | Pdf) on 12/18/2017
See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017 [HB-843]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017 This bill grants immunity from civil liability to an employer who reports, to a potential future employer, the violent or threatening behavior of an employee or former employee. The report must be made in good faith and based on objectively reasonable suspicion. Also, it grants immunity from civil liability to a potential employer who responds, with a reasonable action in good faith, to a report of violent or threatening behavior by an employee or potential employee. Finally, the bill
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HB-843: See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
Federal Records Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-745]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Federal Records Modernization Act of 2017 This bill creates a process for the suspension and removal of federal employees if an agency inspector general determines that they have: (1) willfully and unlawfully concealed, removed, mutilated, obliterated, falsified, or destroyed any record, proceeding, or other thing in their custody; or (2) violated prohibitions against creating or sending records using nonofficial electronic messaging accounts. The President, Vice President, or their staff or advisers may not create or send a presidential or vice
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HB-745: Federal Records Modernization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Introduced In House on 01/30/2017
Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2017 [HB-702]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 to: (1) expand disclosure and enforcement requirements relating to findings of acts of discrimination and retaliation in the federal workplace, and (2) declare that accountability in the enforcement of federal employee rights is furthered when agencies take appropriate disciplinary action against employees who have been found to have committed discriminatory or retaliatory acts. (Sec. 3) With
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HB-702: Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/12/2017
Follow the Rules Act [HB-657]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Follow the Rules Act (Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.
HB-657: Follow the Rules Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Became Public Law No: 115-40. (txt | Pdf) on 06/14/2017
VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-611]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Pensions ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove or demote a VA employee based on performance or misconduct. The VA may remove such individual from the civil service or demote the individual through a reduction in grade or annual pay rate. A demoted individual shall not be placed on administrative leave or any other category of paid leave during the appeals period and can receive pay only if he or she reports for duty. The bill: (1) establishes an expedited appeals
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HB-611: VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 02/03/2017
HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2017 [S.160]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2017 This bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to remove certain HUD employees from civil service or to reduce their grade or pay for misconduct or performance. HUD employees may challenge a removal or reduction in grade or pay by filing an appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board. This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require an entity receiving section 8 housing assistance payments under a payment contract to: (1) maintain decent, safe,
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S.160: HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/17/2017
VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 [S.152]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Pensions ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove or demote a VA employee based on performance or misconduct. The VA may remove such individual from the civil service or demote the individual through a reduction in grade or annual pay rate. A demoted individual shall not be placed on administrative leave or any other category of paid leave during the appeals period and can receive pay only if he or she reports for duty. The bill: (1) establishes an expedited appeals
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S.152: VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/17/2017
MERIT Act of 2017 Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act of 2017 [HB-559]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
MERIT Act of 2017 Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act of 2017 This bill establishes an alternative mechanism for the expedited removal by agency heads of federal employees for performance or misconduct by: (1) limiting an appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) to appeals made not later than 7 days after the date of such removal; and (2) making inapplicable to removals employee protections affording employees at least 30 days advance written notice of the proposed action and a reasonable time to answer the proposal
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HB-559: MERIT Act of 2017 Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/17/2018