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H.R. 3499 116th Congress House

Presidential Appointee Accountability Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liabilityEmployee performanceFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jun 26, 2019
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 Latest action June 26, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Presidential Appointee Accountability Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) to impose a fine on a presidentially appointed employee against whom the Special Counsel determines disciplinary action should be taken for (1) committing a prohibited personnel practice; (2) violating the provision of any law, rule, or regulation, or engaging in certain other conduct within the jurisdiction of the Special Counsel; or (3) knowingly and willfully refusing or failing to comply with an order of the MSPB.

If the Special Counsel determines that such disciplinary action should be taken, the Special Counsel must prepare a written complaint containing such determination and present it to the President. The President shall submit a written response explaining whether the President is taking the recommended disciplinary action and, if not, the reason for not doing so.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
PRICE, DAVID
· Sep 22, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 4, 2020
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jan 24, 2020
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 11, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 9, 2019
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 26, 2019
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 26, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3499: Presidential Appointee Accountability Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3499/
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