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Executive Appointments Reform Act

Introduced: February 2, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 9, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Jan 17, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 13, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Executive Appointments Reform Act - Eliminates exceptions to the prohibition against payment for services to an individual appointed to a federal position requiring confirmation by the U.S. Senate (advice and consent) during a recess of the Senate.

Prohibits any federal officer or employee serving in a position that requires Senate confirmation from providing voluntary or gratuitous services.

Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that a quorum required by the National Labor Relations Board to conduct its business shall not include any member of such Board who has not been confirmed by the Senate.

Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to: (1) provide that no rule, order, or other administrative action of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall be considered final if the Director of the Bureau was appointed during a recess of the Senate and the position of Director was vacant while the Senate was in session, until the Director has been confirmed by the Senate; (2) prohibit payment for services to any person appointed to the Bureau during a recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy in the Bureau requiring Senate confirmation, if the vacancy existed while the Senate was in session, until such appointee is confirmed by the Senate; and (3) prohibit an employee or officer of the Bureau serving in a position that requires Senate confirmation from providing voluntary or gratuitous services.

What's happening now March 29, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 42
All 42 Republican 12
Kinzinger, Adam
· May 30, 2012
Marchant, Kenny
· Apr 17, 2012
PITTS, JOSEPH
· Mar 29, 2012
Flores, Bill
· Mar 20, 2012
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Feb 27, 2012
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Feb 17, 2012
Bonner, Jo
· Feb 2, 2012
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Feb 2, 2012
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jan 31, 2012
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jan 27, 2012
Roby, Martha
· Jan 25, 2012
Forbes, J.
· Jan 23, 2012
HALL, RALPH
· Jan 23, 2012
Labrador, Raul
· Jan 23, 2012
Rokita, Todd
· Jan 23, 2012
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 18, 2012
Fleming, John
· Jan 18, 2012
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jan 18, 2012
KINGSTON, JACK
· Jan 18, 2012
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 18, 2012
Neugebauer, Randy
· Jan 18, 2012
Price, Tom
· Jan 18, 2012
Farenthold, Blake
· Jan 17, 2012
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Jan 17, 2012
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 17, 2012
Barletta, Lou
· Jan 13, 2012
Black, Diane
· Jan 13, 2012
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 13, 2012
Brooks, Mo
· Jan 13, 2012
BURTON, DAN
· Jan 13, 2012
Franks, Trent
· Jan 13, 2012
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 13, 2012
Gowdy, Trey
· Jan 13, 2012
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jan 13, 2012
Jenkins, Lynn
· Jan 13, 2012
JOHNSON, SAM
· Jan 13, 2012
Murphy, Tim
· Jan 13, 2012
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 13, 2012
Ross, Dennis
· Jan 13, 2012
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jan 13, 2012
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jan 13, 2012
STEARNS, CLIFF
· Jan 13, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3770: Executive Appointments Reform Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3770/
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