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HR 657 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Employee performance Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Follow the Rules Act

Introduced: January 24, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2017
Became Public Law No: 115-40.
Jun 14, 2017
Signed by President.
Jun 2, 2017
Presented to President.
May 26, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 25, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 25, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 25, 2017
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3226-3227)
May 25, 2017
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3226-3227)
May 2, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 1, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 1, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 239). (text: CR H2983)
May 1, 2017
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2989)
May 1, 2017
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
May 1, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 657.
May 1, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2983-2984)
May 1, 2017
Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 29, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 38.
Mar 29, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-67.
Feb 2, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 2, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
May 1, 2017 House · vote #239 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 407–0 See who voted →
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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 29, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Follow the Rules Act

(Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.

What's happening now June 14, 2017

Became Public Law No: 115-40.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 24, 2017
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Costa, Jim
California · Jan 24, 2017
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jan 24, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 24, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 657: Follow the Rules Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-657/
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"H.R. 657: Follow the Rules Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-657/.
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H.R. 657, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-657/.
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