HR 2994
117th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
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Accountability for Acting Officials Act
Introduced: May 4, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 20, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 20, 2021
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 16.
May 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
May 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Accountability for Acting Officials Act
This bill makes a series of changes with respect to the appointment, tenure, and qualifications of acting officials of executive agencies.
Among other things, the bill specifies that, for a position that requires an appointment by the President (by and with the advice and consent of the Senate),
- the first assistant to the office may temporarily fill the position only if the individual has been the first assistant for at least 30 days during the preceding year;
- an officer or employee of the agency who is directed by the President to temporarily fill the position may only do so if the officer or employee has served at the agency for at least the entire preceding year (rather than 90 days); and
- an individual who is a presidential appointee and is directed by the President to temporarily fill the position, including an acting Inspector General, must possess the requisite qualifications for the position as provided by law or regulation.
The bill also limits the tenure of acting heads of agencies to no more than 120 days (rather than 210 days).
What's happening now
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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