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H.R. 4359 114th Congress House

Administrative Leave Reform Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Federal employees may not be placed on administrative leave for more than 14 days during any year for mis… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Federal employees may not be placed on administrative leave for more than 14 days during any year for misconduct or poor performance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 11, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 26, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 26, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1981)
Apr 26, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1981)
Apr 26, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4359.
Apr 26, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1981-1983)
Apr 26, 2016
Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 25, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 400.
Apr 25, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-520.
Mar 1, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 1, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 11, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 11, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 27, 2016

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Administrative Leave Reform Act

(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits placing a federal employee on administrative leave, or any other paid non-duty status without charge to leave, for more than 14 total days for reasons relating to misconduct or performance.

After an employee has been placed on administrative leave for 14 days, the employing agency: (1) shall return the employee to duty status, utilizing telework if available, and assign the employee to duties if such employee is not a threat to safety, the agency mission, or government property; or (2) may place an employee who is determined to be such a threat on extended administrative leave for additional periods of not more than 30 days each.

For any additional period of 30 days granted to the employee after the initial 30-day extension, the agency shall submit a report containing:

  • the name, title, position, office or agency subcomponent, job series, pay grade, and salary of the employee;
  • a description of the employee's work duties;
  • the reason for the administrative leave;
  • an explanation as to why the employee is such a threat;
  • an explanation as to why the employee is not able to telework or be reassigned to another position within the agency;
  • the status of any pending related investigation and a certification that such additional time is needed; and
  • the results of a completed investigation and the reason that the employee remains on administrative leave.

An investigative entity must certify to the applicable agency that such additional time is needed and include an estimate of the length of such additional time.

An agency may not grant such additional period of administrative leave to an employee on or after 30 days following the completion of a related investigation.

 Related & companion bills 2
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  • HR 4909 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4359: Administrative Leave Reform Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4359/
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