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Follow the Rules Act

Introduced: March 8, 2017 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Apr 24, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
Apr 24, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-30.
Mar 15, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 8, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 8, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Follow the Rules Act

(Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition (regarding employment in the federal government) 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 April 24, 2017

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 657 Identical bill Follow the Rules Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 21, 2017
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 8, 2017
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 8, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 576: Follow the Rules Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-576/
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"S. 576: Follow the Rules Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-576/.
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