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H.R. 1643 115th Congress House

FEAA

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide agency heads with additional authority to discipline Federal employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 20, 2017 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative remediesCongressional oversightEmployee performanceGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionMerit Systems Protection Board
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 20, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 20, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2017 or FEAA

This bill allows federal agencies, under Office of Personnel Management regulations, to remove certain employees from civil service or to reduce their grade or pay.

An employee may appeal within 7 days to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), which must refer the case to an administrative judge to expedite a final decision not later than 45 days after the MSPB receives the appeal.

If the administrative judge cannot issue a decision within 45 days, the removal or reduction becomes final. The MSPB must explain to Congress why a decision was not issued within the 45 day period.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1643: FEAA. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1643/
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"H.R. 1643: FEAA." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1643/.
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H.R. 1643, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1643/.
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