HR 3257
115th Congress
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Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act
Introduced: July 14, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 14, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act
This bill revises the status and rights of federal civil service employees. Specifically, the bill:
- provides that employees hired one year after the enactment of this bill shall be hired on an at-will basis (i.e., removal or suspension for good cause, bad cause, or no cause at all);
- allows the suspension of such employees for misconduct or poor performance;
- denies a pay increase to employees who do not achieve a certain performance rating;
- denies a retirement annuity to an employee convicted of a felony;
- permits the transfer of a Senior Executive Service employee to a position in the General Schedule; and
- prohibits an employee from carrying out the business of a labor organization unless such employee is in a non-duty status or from using any government property in carrying out union business.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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