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H.R. 1293 115th Congress House

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees.

Introduced: March 1, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 236.
Oct 5, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-167.
Jul 26, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 25, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 24, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 24, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4528-4529)
May 24, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4528-4529)
May 24, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1293.
May 24, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4528-4533)
May 24, 2017
Mr. Ross moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 11, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 71.
May 11, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-118.
Mar 8, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 8, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 1, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 5, 2017

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 236.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 11, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to submit an annual report to Congress on the use of official time by federal employees. The report must include at a minimum:

  • the total amount of official time granted to employees,
  • the average amount of official time expended per bargaining unit employee,
  • the specific types of activities or purposes for which official time was granted and the impact on agency operations,
  • the total number of employees to whom official time was granted and the number engaged exclusively in activities involving the use of official time,
  • the total amount of compensation (including fringe benefits) afforded to employees granted official time,
  • the total amount of official time spent by employees representing federal employees who are not union members, and
  • a description of any room or space designated at the agency where official time will be conducted.

The bill defines "official time" as any period of time granted to a federal employee to perform representational or consultative functions and during which the employee would otherwise be in a duty status.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1293: To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1293/
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"H.R. 1293: To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1293/.
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H.R. 1293, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1293/.
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[H.R. 1293: To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1293/)
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