Government Operations And Politics
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FEAA Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2019 [HB-354]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Provides additional statutory authority for federal agencies to discipline employees.Specifically, agencies may remove or demote (i.e., reduce the grade or pay of) employees for performance or misconduct without proving that the adverse action promotes the efficiency of the service. The bill provides a statutory definition of the term "misconduct." An adverse action may be appealed to the Merit Systems Protection Board. The bill sets forth requirements and procedures for such appeals.
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Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2019 [HB-339]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Small Business ]
Requires the federal government to compensate employees of federal contractors that provide retail, food, custodial, or security services who are placed on unpaid leave as a result of a lapse in appropriations beginning in FY2019.
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Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act [HB-338]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Pensions ]
Creates a new Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) withdrawal option for certain federal employees during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or around December 22, 2018. Specifically, an excepted employee (i.e., an employee who continues to work during the lapse in appropriations) may make a TSP withdrawal without penalty.
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Peace Corps Stamp Act [HB-325]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[International ]
[Nonprofit ]
Directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Peace Corps Semipostal Stamp for 10 years to afford the public with a convenient way to help fund the Peace Corps' Global Fund.
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Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act [HB-301]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Provides appropriations to pay the salaries and expenses of federal employees who are working during the lapse in appropriations that began on or about December 22, 2018, and resulted in a partial government shutdown.
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Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019 [HB-300]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requires federal agencies to consider the effects of federal regulations on state and local governments. The bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), at the request of the chairman or ranking member of a congressional committee, to conduct an assessment comparing the authorized level of funding in legislation to the costs of carrying out any changes to a condition of federal assistance being imposed on state, local, or tribal governments participating in the federal assistance program; requires the CBO, in accounting for the costs of
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Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 [HB-294]
[Elections ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requires a federal election day to be treated as a holiday for federal employees.
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No Work Without Pay Act [HB-271]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Provides appropriations to pay the salaries and expenses of federal employees who are working during the lapse in appropriations that began on or about December 22, 2018, and resulted in a partial government shutdown.
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Federal CIO Authorization Act of 2019 [HB-247]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
Reorganizes Office of Management and Budget (OMB) information technology (IT) activities and establishes new IT reporting requirements. The bill renames (1) the Office of E-Government & Information Technology (E-Gov) as the Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer (Federal CIO), and (2) the E-Government Fund as the Federal IT Fund. The office shall be headed by a Federal Chief Information Officer who shall report directly to the Director of OMB (currently, the head of E-Gov reports to the Deputy Director). There is established in the office
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To amend section 1908 of title 41, United States Code, to exempt certain contracts from the periodic inflation adjustments to an acquisition-related dollar threshold. [HB-224]
[Inflation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
Exempts certain public-buildings and public-works contracts from periodic inflation adjustments to a dollar threshold that influences the applicability of a policy, procedure, requirement, or restriction to such a contract.
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Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act [HB-210]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires disbursements by presidential inaugural committees to be reasonable, related to the inaugural ceremony, and reported to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Currently, there are no restrictions on disbursements and committees must report donations to the FEC, but not disbursements. Upon termination, a committee's remaining funds must be donated to charity.
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To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require political appointees to sign an ethics pledge, and for other purposes. [HB-209]
[Ethics ]
Codifies certain provisions of an executive order requiring political appointees in the executive branch to sign an ethics pledge.
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Inspector General Access Act of 2019 [HB-202]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Transfers responsibility for investigating certain allegations of misconduct from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Professional Responsibility to the DOJ Office of the Inspector General. Specifically, the bill transfers responsibility for allegations relating to a DOJ attorney's authority to investigate, litigate, or provide legal advice.
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National Voter Opportunity To Inform Congress Effectively on Term Limits Act of 2019 V.O.I.C.E. on Term Limits Act of 2019 [HB-198]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requires the chief election official of each state, in the regularly scheduled general election for federal office in 2020, to place on the ballot a nonbinding referendum on term limits for Members of Congress.
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AMERICA Act Authorizing Moderated Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition Act [HB-181]
[Immigration ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Elections ]
Restricts application of the penalty on individuals who refuse or neglect to answer a decennial census question. The penalty shall apply only to individuals who do not answer a question included on the short form regarding household size or citizenship status.
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Appalachian Regional Commission Relocation Act [HB-176]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the headquarters of the Appalachian Regional Commission to be located in the Appalachian region. The commission must implement this requirement within one year, but may extend the implementation period by up to 180 days with written notice to Congress.
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CLEAN Elections Act Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Elections Act [HB-163]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Funding ]
Establishes requirements for nonpartisan redistricting and open primary elections. States must (1) conduct congressional redistricting using a plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission, beginning with the 2020 census; and (2) hold open primaries for federal elections. A state may not use federal funds provided for election administration purposes unless it certifies to the Election Assistance Commission that it (1) conducts redistricting for its state legislative districts using a plan developed by a nonpartisan independent
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Cabinet Service Integrity Act [HB-161]
[Ethics ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibits an immediate family member of a head of an executive department or the Environmental Protection Agency from soliciting or otherwise raising funds from certain foreign entities or individuals, including foreign governments, senior foreign political figures, and associates of senior foreign political figures. The bill sets penalties of up to $1 million, up to 5 years' imprisonment, or both, for failure to comply.
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the "Captain Kimberly Nicole Hampton Post Office Building". [HB-152]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the "Captain Kimberly Nicole Hampton Post Office Building."
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Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act [HB-151]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Funding ]
[National Security ]
Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act prohibits federal funds from being used to make payments to local governments that permit noncitizens to vote in state or local elections.