Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management
US Congress 117th Congress
No Congressional First Class Flights Act [HB-179]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To prohibit the use of official funds for airline accommodations for Members of Congress which are not coach-class accommodations, and for other purposes.
HB-179: No Congressional First Class Flights Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Introduced In House on 01/04/2021
Senate Shared Employee Act [S.5086]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A bill to allow Senators, Senators-elect, committees of the Senate, leadership offices, and other offices of the Senate to share employees, and for other purposes.
S.5086: Senate Shared Employee Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Received In The House. on 01/03/2021
Global Press Freedom Act [S.5026]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Establishes the Office of Press Freedom to advance the protection and well-being of members of the press abroad and to engage with foreign governments and global press freedom organizations concerning freedom of the press and of expression. The Government Accountability Office must assess and report on effects and changes resulting from certain requirements related to press freedom.
S.5026: Global Press Freedom Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 12/16/2020
Diversity and Inclusion at the Department of State Act [HB-8912]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishes the role of Chief Diversity Officer in the Department of State, modifies promotion, training, and mentorship at the State Department, and authorizes the submission of gap memos prior to a performance evaluation. A gap memo is a written record indicating and explaining an employment gap that is due to personal circumstances.
HB-8912: Diversity and Inclusion at the Department of State Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Introduced In House on 12/09/2020
HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2019 [HB-4023]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to remove or reduce the pay of certain HUD employees for misconduct or performance. The bill also requires an entity receiving housing assistance payments for a dwelling unit to ensure that the unit is maintained to safe and sanitary conditions and authorizes HUD to take enforcement actions for failure to meet certain maintenance standards.
HB-4023: HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Drew Ferguson
Introduced In House on 07/25/2019
Banning Rubber Bullets Act of 2020 [HB-8823]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Prohibits the use of nonlethal rounds (e.g., rubber or plastic bullets) by federal law enforcement officers for crowd control or in response to passive resistance and provides that an individual injured by the use of these rounds may bring a civil action. It also discourages the use of nonlethal rounds by state and local law enforcement officers by requiring similar prohibitions as a condition of receiving certain federal funding for crime prevention.
HB-8823: Banning Rubber Bullets Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin
Introduced In House on 11/27/2020
SR-540: A resolution commending the officers of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service for their work in fighting Ebola.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Coons
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S5193-5194; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S5173) on 07/14/2016
SR-531: A resolution celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Albert Eintein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program and recognizing the significant contributions of Albert Einstein Fellows.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S5086) on 07/13/2016
You have voted SR-531: A resolution celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Albert Eintein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program and recognizing the significant contributions of Albert Einstein Fellows..
SR-522: A resolution designating July 30, 2016, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day".
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S4922; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S4919) on 07/07/2016
SR-441: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, during Public Service Recognition Week, public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2463; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S2462) on 04/26/2016
You have voted SR-441: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, during Public Service Recognition Week, public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States..
A resolution designating July 30, 2015, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day". [SR-236]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
A resolution designating July 30, 2015, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day". Designates July 30, 2015, as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. Encourages each executive agency to recognize such Day by: (1) informing employees, contractors working on behalf of U.S. taxpayers, and members of the public about the legal rights of U.S. citizens to report misconduct, fraud, misdemeanors, or other crimes to the appropriate authorities; and (2) acknowledging the contributions of whistleblowers to combating waste, fraud, abuse, and violations
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SR-236: A resolution designating July 30, 2015, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day".
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6147; Text: Cr S6191-6192) on 07/30/2015
SR-160: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2589; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S2580-2581) on 04/30/2015
You have voted SR-160: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week..
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. [SCR-11]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Defense ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[National Security ]
[Poverty ]
[Science ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Small Business ]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Water ]
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2016 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2017-FY2025. TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS Subtitle A--Budgetary Levels in Both Houses (Sec. 1101) Recommends levels and amounts for FY2016-FY2025 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits,
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SCR-11: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 05/06/2015
You have voted SCR-11: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025..
Department of Veterans Affairs Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act [S.997]
[Veterans ]
[Construction ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Military ]
Department of Veterans Affairs Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act This bill authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the Aurora medical facility project to replace the VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado. The Secretary may not pay any bonus during FY2015-FY2016. If the project to replace the VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, is not completed by September 30, 2016, the Secretary may not pay any bonus until the date on which the Secretary certifies to Congress that such major medical facility project is fully
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S.997: Department of Veterans Affairs Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 04/16/2015
Federal Public Safety Retirement Fairness Act of 2015 [S.969]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Public Safety ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Federal Public Safety Retirement Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the 10% additional tax on early distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans distributions from a thrift savings fund to a qualified law enforcement officer who has reached age 50 or has completed 25 years of credible service, whichever is earlier. The bill defines "qualified law enforcement officer" as an individual who is employed by the federal government as a law enforcement officer or as a firefighter and has completed 20 years
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S.969: Federal Public Safety Retirement Fairness Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/16/2015
Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 [S.949]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow businesses with average annual gross receipts of not more than $50,000 that prevail in an administrative or court proceeding involving the determination, collection, or refund of tax, interest, or penalty to recover their costs incurred in such proceedings; (2) increase the amount of civil damages against Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officers or employees for reckless, intentional, or negligent disregard of internal revenue laws and extend from two
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S.949: Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/15/2015
Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 [S.943]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accord with taxpayer rights, including the right to be informed, to quality service, to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, to challenge the position of IRS and to be heard, to appeal an IRS decision to an independent forum, to finality, to privacy, to confidentiality, to retain representation, and to a fair and just tax system.
S.943: Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/15/2015
Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act [S.941]
[Taxes ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act Amends the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 to expand existing grounds for termination of the employment of an Internal Revenue Service employee to include performing, delaying, or failing to perform (or threatening to perform, delay, or fail to perform) any official action (including any audit) with respect to a taxpayer for purpose of extracting personal gain or benefit or for a political purpose.
S.941: Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/15/2015