Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management
US Congress 115th Congress
Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act [HB-4827]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act This bill requires federal employees furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations that begins on or about January 19, 2018, to be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for the period of such lapse as soon as practicable after such lapse ends.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/18/2018
Spread the world
Gettr US Congress 115th Congress
Pay Our Military Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2018 [HJR-127]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
Pay Our Military Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2018 This joint resolution provides FY2018 continuing appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military pay, death gratuities, and related benefits for survivors of deceased members of the military. The funding is available until the earlier of September 30, 2018, or the enactment of specified appropriations legislation. The joint resolution provides continuing appropriations for: the payment of a death gratuity, the payment or reimbursement of funeral and burial expenses, the payment
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Coffman
Introduced In House on 01/19/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act [HB-4846]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act This bill requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority to determine whether a state substantially provides public safety officers or employees: the right to form and join a labor organization; recognition by public safety employers of the employees' labor organization, agreement to bargain with the organization, and reduction of any agreements to writing in a contract or memorandum of understanding; the right to bargain over hours, wages, and terms and conditions of employment; and binding interest
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/05/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Pay Our Military Act of 2018 [S.2328]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Pay Our Military Act of 2018 This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for military pay and death benefits during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2018 are not in effect. In the event of a government shutdown, the bill provides continuing appropriations for: pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service (including drill) during the period; payments of death benefits for individuals who die during the period; and pay and allowances to civilian personnel or contractors
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 01/19/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Pay Our Protectors Not Our Politicians Act of 2018 [HB-4852]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[National Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Pay Our Protectors Not Our Politicians Act of 2018 This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for military pay during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2018 are not in effect. The appropriations provided by this bill are available until the earlier of: (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2019. The bill provides continuing appropriations for pay and allowances of: members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service; members of the reserve
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 01/19/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Pay Our Military Act of 2018 [HB-4871]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Pay Our Military Act of 2018 This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for military pay and death benefits during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2018 are not in effect. In the event of a government shutdown, the bill provides continuing appropriations for: pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service (including drill) during the period; payments of death benefits for individuals who die during the period; and pay and allowances to civilian personnel or contractors
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Introduced In House on 01/20/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Justice Served Act of 2018 [S.2345]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
Justice Served Act of 2018 This bill amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to add, as a purpose area under the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, increasing the capacity of prosecutors to address the backlog of violent crime cases involving suspects identified through DNA evidence. The Department of Justice (DOJ) must allocate a specified percentage of grant funds for such purpose, subject to limitations. Additionally, of amounts made available over FY2019-FY2022 for a DNA analysis and capacity enhancement program and for
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 07/18/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018 [HB-4878]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to: (1) advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch; (2) collect and disseminate information about and provide guidance on partnership efforts in the executive branch, including the results of those efforts; and (3) use the expertise of individuals, both inside and outside the federal government, to foster partnership arrangements in the executive branch. The head of each agency
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 01/25/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018 [S.2340]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to: (1) advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch; (2) collect and disseminate information about and provide guidance on partnership efforts in the executive branch, including the results of those efforts; and (3) use the expertise of individuals, both inside and outside the federal government, to foster partnership arrangements in the executive branch. The head of each agency
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/25/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-4877]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. Excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills. Provides appropriations to DOD for: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and Revolving and Management Funds. Provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
Introduced In House on 01/25/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 [S.1935]
[Taxes ]
[Pensions ]
[Social Security ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Children and Youth ]
Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to include Indian tribal governments in an annual allocation of a national tax-exempt bond volume cap. The bill repeals provisions that limit an Indian tribal government's eligibility to issue tax-exempt bonds or to be exempt from specified excise taxes to transactions involving the exercise of an essential government function customarily performed by state and local governments. The bill amends the IRC and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/05/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 [HJR-128]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Military ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 DIVISION B--FURTHER EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to provide continuing FY2018 appropriations to most federal agencies through March 23, 2018 (February 8, 2018, under current law). It prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing continuing resolution expires because the FY2018 appropriations bills have not been enacted. The division
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Introduced In House on 02/05/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 VA MISSION Act of 2018 [S.2372]
[Veterans ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[National Security ]
John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 VA MISSION Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide outer burial receptacles for veterans' remains buried in a national cemetery administered by the National Park Service. (An outer burial receptacle is a container, such as a grave liner or a burial vault, that protects a casket in the ground and prevents the grave from sinking.) Interior may provide reimbursement
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Became Public Law No: 115-182. on 06/06/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act [HB-4924]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act TITLE I--REFORM OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES Subtitle A--Reform of Procedures for Initiation, Investigation, and Resolution of Claims (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to revise administrative and judicial dispute resolution procedures for certain claims by employees alleging that employing offices have violated their CAA rights and protections, including protections against sexual harassment. The bill eliminates the requirement that an employee
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/07/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Border and Port Security Act [HB-4940]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Agriculture ]
[Trade ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Immigration ]
Border and Port Security Act This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), every fiscal year, to hire, train, and assign at least 500 new officers above the level as of September 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year until the total number of officers equals the requirements identified each year in the Workload Staffing Model developed by the CBP. The CBP shall, every fiscal year, hire, train, and assign specified levels of new agricultural specialists, full-time investigators within its Office of Professional Responsibility,
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 03/08/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act [HB-4961]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act This bill requires federal employees furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations that begins on or about February 8, 2018, to be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for the period of such lapse as soon as practicable after such lapse ends.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/07/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act [S.2401]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S706) on 02/07/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act [HB-4989]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[International ]
Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act This bill directs the Department of State to: (1) establish a policy on the use of location-tracking consumer devices, including GPS-enabled devices, at U.S. diplomatic and consular facilities by U.S. government employees, contractors, locally employed staff, and members of other agencies deployed to or stationed at such facilities; and (2) submit a related report to Congress. Existing
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 705. on 11/29/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
CLEARANCES Act Commonsense Legislation Ensuring Accountability by Reporting Access of Non-Cleared Employees to Secrets Act [HB-5019]
[National Security ]
CLEARANCES Act Commonsense Legislation Ensuring Accountability by Reporting Access of Non-Cleared Employees to Secrets Act This bill requires the President to submit quarterly reports to Congress on security clearance information with respect to individuals working in the White House or in the Executive Office of the President.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 02/14/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Protect America's Secrets Act [HB-5057]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Protect America's Secrets Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Introduced In House on 02/15/2018