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HR 3189 104th Congress House

To delay the privatization of the Office of Federal Investigations of the Office of Personnel Management in order to allow sufficient time for a thorough review to be conducted as to the feasibility…

Official title: To delay the privatization of the Office of Federal Investigations of the Office of Personnel Management in order to allow sufficient time for a thorough revie… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To delay the privatization of the Office of Federal Investigations of the Office of Personnel Management in order to allow sufficient time for a thorough review to be conducted as to the feasibility and desirability of any such privatization, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 2, 1996 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 1996
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 2, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Apr 2, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Mar 28, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Mar 28, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 22, 1996

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides that during the two-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act: (1) the Office of Federal Investigations (Office) within the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) shall continue to perform all of its current functions on the day before enactment; and (2) the number of full-time equivalent positions within the Office may not be reduced in connections with any efforts to terminate such office or to privatize its functions.

Requires the General Accounting Office and OPM to report to the Congress on the feasibility and desirability of terminating the Office and privatizing its current Office functions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 2, 1996
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3189: To delay the privatization of the Office of Federal Investigations of the Office of Personnel Management in order to allow sufficient time for a thorough review to be conducted as to the feasibility and desirability of any such privatization, and for other purposes.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3189/
MLA
"H.R. 3189: To delay the privatization of the Office of Federal Investigations of the Office of Personnel Management in order to allow sufficient time for a thorough review to be conducted as to the feasibility and desirability of any such privatization, and for other purposes.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3189/.
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H.R. 3189, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3189/.
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