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S 986 113th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

A bill to prohibit performance awards in the Senior Executive Service during sequestration periods.

Introduced: May 16, 2013 See on congress.gov
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May 16, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 16, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits a federal agency from paying a performance award to an employee in a Senior Executive Service position during a sequestration period or any period during which a sequestration order is issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act.

What's happening now May 16, 2013

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 986: A bill to prohibit performance awards in the Senior Executive Service during sequestration periods.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-986/
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