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H.R. 1658 114th Congress House

Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2015

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

Introduced: March 26, 2015 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Employee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLabor-management relations
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Mar 26, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 26, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 26, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2015

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 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 9
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Feb 25, 2016
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · May 5, 2015
Collins, Doug
· May 5, 2015
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · May 5, 2015
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Apr 21, 2015
Gowdy, Trey
· Apr 13, 2015
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 26, 2015
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 26, 2015
Hensarling, Jeb
· Mar 26, 2015
JOHNSON, SAM
· Mar 26, 2015
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 26, 2015
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McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 26, 2015
Pittenger, Robert
· Mar 26, 2015
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Mar 26, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1658: Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1658/
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"H.R. 1658: Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1658/.
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H.R. 1658, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1658/.
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