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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.

Introduced: July 14, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 14, 2017
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 Latest action July 14, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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/
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"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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H.R. 3257, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3257/.
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