Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management
US Congress 116th Congress
Federal Sunset Act of 2019 [HB-39]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Abolishes a federal agency one year after it is reviewed by the Federal Agency Sunset Commission, established by the bill, unless the agency is reauthorized by Congress. Each agency, including each advisory committee, must be reviewed by the commission at least once every 12 years. The commission must (1) review and evaluate the efficiency and public need for each agency using specified criteria, (2) recommend whether each agency should be abolished or reorganized, and (3) report to Congress on introduced legislation that would establish a new agency
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HB-39: Federal Sunset Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Hudson
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
No Work, No Pay Act of 2019 [HB-26]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
Prohibits Members of Congress from being paid during a government shutdown, beginning with the 117th Congress.
HB-26: No Work, No Pay Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2019 [HB-23]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Telecommunications ]
Expands and makes permanent the Veterans Choice Program. The program allows eligible veterans to receive health care in their communities rather than at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility when certain hardships exist (e.g., when a veteran resides more than 40 miles from a VA facility). The bill expands program eligibility to include veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 50% or more. Additionally, the bill requires the VA to contract with a national chain of walk-in clinics to provide hospital care and medical services
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HB-23: Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Hudson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/16/2019
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[International ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Aerospace ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
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HB-21: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. on 01/08/2019
For the People Act of 2019 [HB-1]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Ethics ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
Addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions. The bill also sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, protecting the security of the voter rolls, supporting states in securing
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HB-1: For the People Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 39. on 03/14/2019
Federal Employees Compensation Act [HB-782]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Increases by 1.9% the rates of pay in 2019 under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees, adjusts locality pay, and awards a one-time $500 hardship bonus for federal employees affected by the lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown) beginning on or about December 22, 2018.
HB-782: Federal Employees Compensation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric Richmond
Introduced In House on 01/24/2019
Pay Workers What They've Earned Act [HB-1016]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requires the federal government to reimburse certain costs resulting from a government shutdown incurred by states or employees of the federal government, the District of Columbia government, or federal contractors. Employee costs that must be reimbursed include any fees, fines, or interest resulting from an employee's inability to make payments due to a loss in salary. The bill requires that each employee be paid for any shutdown cost at the earliest date possible after a lapse in appropriations of 14 days or longer. States must be reimbursed for
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HB-1016: Pay Workers What They've Earned Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H1397) on 02/07/2019
Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 [HB-4152]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 This bill sets forth employer liability standards to be applied in employee harassment claims under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Revised Statutes, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, employment discrimination laws relating to certain executive branch employees, and the Congressional Accountability
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HB-4152: Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 11/17/2017
Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act of 2017 [HB-3909]
[International ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of State to carry out, in cooperation with the government of India, the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative comprised of educational, scholarly, and professional exchange programs, including: an annual public diplomacy forum for scholars from the United States and India that focuses on the legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.; a professional development training initiative for government employees to develop international conflict solutions
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HB-3909: Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Introduced In House on 10/02/2017
AI in Government Act of 2018 [S.3502]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
AI in Government Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Emerging Technology Policy Lab within the General Services Administration (GSA) to advise and promote the efforts of the federal government in ensuring that the use of emerging technologies by the government, including artificial intelligence, is in the best interest of the public; and improve cohesion and competency in federal agency rule making and the use of emerging technologies. In addition, the Office of Personnel Management must identify key skills and competencies needed for positions
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S.3502: AI in Government Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 09/26/2018
S.1887: Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. James Lankford
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With Amendments. With Written Report No. 115-205. on 02/05/2018
Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2018 [S.3437]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2018 This bill permits an agency to determine whether a cyber workforce position in such agency is eligible for the rotational cyber workforce program. That program provides for certain agency employees to detail among rotational cyber workforce positions at other agencies. Additionally, the bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to issue a Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program operation plan that shall provide policies, processes, and procedures for detailing employees among rotational
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S.3437: Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Peters
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-385. on 11/26/2018
Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017 [S.2274]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires federal employees furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2017, to be compensated for the period of the lapse on the earliest date possible after the lapse ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. Employees required to work during the lapse in appropriations may use leave.
S.2274: Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/22/2018