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S. 1312 113th Congress Senate

Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee.

Introduced: July 17, 2013 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Employee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLabor-management relations
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Jul 17, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 17, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 17, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013 - Repeals provisions: (1) authorizing a federal employee representing an exclusive representative in the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement official time for such purpose during the time such employee otherwise would be in a duty status; and (2) requiring the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to determine whether any employee participating for, or on behalf of, a labor organization in any phase of proceedings before it shall be authorized official time for that purpose.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 107 Identical bill Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 7
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Nov 12, 2013
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jul 17, 2013
Burr, Richard
· Jul 17, 2013
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jul 17, 2013
Isakson, Johnny
· Jul 17, 2013
 R
Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jul 17, 2013
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jul 17, 2013
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jul 17, 2013
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jul 17, 2013
Vitter, David
· Jul 17, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1312: Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1312/
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"S. 1312: Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1312/.
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S. 1312, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1312/.
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