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S 1619 117th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Reduce Bureaucracy Act

Introduced: May 13, 2021 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 13, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reduce Bureaucracy Act

This bill prohibits certain political appointees from serving in career positions in federal agencies.

Specifically, the bill prohibits current and former presidential appointees, cabinet officials, and other senior officials from serving in career-appointment (i.e., permanent) positions in executive agencies without the approval of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Agencies must certify that the appointment is necessary in order for the agency to meet its mission and the OPM must determine that the appointment process was fair, open, and free from political influence in order to approve a request. OPM must also transmit approved requests to specified congressional committees before issuing final approval to agencies.

The bill also prohibits political appointees from serving in career positions for two years after their departure, and directs the OPM and the Office of Management and Budget to take any actions necessary so as to limit the number of political appointees to 2,000.

What's happening now May 13, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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