United States 115th Congress Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HR 3257 — Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act This bill revises the status and rights of federal civil service employees. Specifically, the bill: provides that employees hired one year after the enactment of this bill shall be hired on an at-will basis (i.e., removal or suspension for good cause, bad cause, or no cause at all); allows the suspension of such employees for misconduct or poor performance; denies a pay increase to employees who do not achieve a certain performance rating; denies a retirement annuity to an employee convicted of a felony; permits the transfer of a Senior Executive Service employee to a position in the General Schedule; and prohibits an employee from carrying out the business of a labor organization unless such employee is in a non-duty status or from using any government property in carrying out union business.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies various employment protections and appeals processes for federal employees, particularly regarding at-will employment and limitations on damages in discrimination claims.

  • any employee in the civil service hired on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act shall be hired on an at-will basis.

    Introduces at-will employment status for newly hired federal employees, allowing removal without notice or right to appeal.

  • No employee or applicant for employment in the civil service may be awarded by any court a remedy (including damages, costs, or attorney fees) under any of the provisions of law listed in paragraph (3) in a dollar amount that, in the aggregate, exceeds $50,000.

    Limits the amount of damages that can be awarded to federal employees in discrimination claims to $50,000.

  • Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employee (as that term is defined in section 2(g)(2)) or applicant for employment may not appeal an adverse personnel action to more than 1 agency.

    Restricts employees' appeal rights to one agency for adverse personnel actions.

  • Under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, the head of an agency may suspend (with or without pay) an employee of such agency if the head determines that the misconduct or performance of the employee warrants such suspension.

    Allows agency heads to immediately suspend employees for misconduct with specified procedures for notification.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 3257 do?
Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act This bill revises the status and rights of federal civil service employees. Specifically, the bill: provides that employees hired one year after the enactment of this bill shall be hired on an at-will basis (i.e., removal or suspension for good cause, bad cause, or no cause at all); allows the suspension of such employees for misconduct or poor performance; denies a pay increase to employees who do not achieve a certain performance rating; denies a retirement annuity to an employee convicted of a felony; permits the transfer of a Senior Executive Service employee to a position in the General Schedule; and prohibits an employee from carrying out the business of a labor organization unless such employee is in a non-duty status or from using any government property in carrying out union business.
Who sponsors HR 3257?
HR 3257 is sponsored by Rokita, Todd (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 3257?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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