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H.R. 1364 115th Congress House

Official Time Reform Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the use of official time for political activity and to exclude certain official time from eligibility as credita… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the use of official time for political activity and to exclude certain official time from eligibility as creditable service under CSRS and FERS, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 2017 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Employee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementPublic participation and lobbying
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
Mar 10, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 6, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 Latest action March 10, 2017

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Official Time Reform Act of 2017

This bill prohibits the granting of official time to an employee who would otherwise be in a duty status for purposes of engaging in any political activity, including lobbying activity. Official time is time off from assigned duties granted to a federal employee for purposes of representing a union or its bargaining unit employees.

Under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System: (1) an employee may not be allowed retirement credit for any day of service spent principally on official time that is in excess of 365 days in the aggregate, (2) an employee is deemed to have spent a day principally on official time if it is at least 80% of the time such employee would otherwise be in a duty status, and (3) any such service spent principally on official time for which an employee is not allowed credit shall be treated as credible service for purposes of calculating the employee's average pay.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1364: Official Time Reform Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1364/
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"H.R. 1364: Official Time Reform Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1364/.
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H.R. 1364, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1364/.
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[H.R. 1364: Official Time Reform Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1364/)
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