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HR 986 105th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Collective bargaining in government Congress Congressional reporting requirements Employee-management relations in government Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal employees Government employee unions Grievance procedures Labor and Employment Law Leave of absence

Workplace Integrity Act

Introduced: March 6, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Mar 6, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Mar 6, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Workplace Integrity Act - Amends Federal law to: (1) limit the amount of official time which may be used by Federal employees in connection with a grievance procedure; and (2) prohibit the use of official time by Federal employees in connection with the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement.

Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to submit to the President and each House of the Congress, before March 1 of each calendar year, a specified report on the use of official time under this Act. Requires that agencies shall submit to OPM such data as OPM may by regulation require in connection with any such report.

What's happening now March 14, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 24, 1997
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 30, 1997
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 6, 1997
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 6, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 986: Workplace Integrity Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-986/
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