H.R. 3257
115th Congress
House
Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act
Official title: To provide certain reforms to promote accountability and efficiency in the civil service, and for other purposes.
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightEmployee performance
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Employment discrimination and employee rightsFederal officialsFreedom of informationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesLabor-management relationsLegal fees and court costsMerit Systems Protection BoardPersonnel records
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Became law
Jul 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 14, 2017
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3257: Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3257/
"H.R. 3257: Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3257/.
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