HR 8111 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

RNC Act

Introduced: September 1, 2020 Introduced by: Quigley, Mike Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Aug 25, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Aug 25, 2020

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reducing Nefarious Crimes Act or the RNC Act

This bill increases the penalties for violations and expands the scope of provisions that prohibit certain political activity by federal employees in the executive branch (commonly referred to as the Hatch Act).

Specifically, the bill (1) increases the maximum period of debarment from federal employment for violations from 5 years to 7 years; (2) increases the maximum civil penalty for violations from $1,000 to $50,000; and (3) explicitly includes the White House and surrounding grounds, including the Rose Garden but excluding the executive residence, as locations in which employees may not engage in political activity.

What's happening now August 25, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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