United States 114th Congress Status: Died 1 R cosponsors

HR 4358 — Senior Executive Service Accountability Act

Last action — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 369.

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Summary

Senior Executive Service Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill revises personnel requirements for employees in the Senior Executive Service (SES) to: require each federal agency to include in its biennial report to the Office of Personnel Management a justification for certain SES positions and the specific result expected from each position, including the impact of such result on the agency mission; extend the probationary period for SES employees from one year to two years; eliminate the authority for allowing an SES employee removed for a less than fully successful executive performance to retain an SES pay grade level if appointed to a civil service position; require a written description of employee performance requirements to be provided to SES employees by 30 calendar days before each rating period; make SES employees subject to the same 14-day (or less) suspension period, without duties and pay, as is applicable to other federal employees; expand the grounds for suspension or termination of an SES employee to include such cause as would promote the efficiency of the SES; allow an agency to place an SES employee on mandatory leave for misconduct, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or such cause as would promote the efficiency of the SES; provide for expedited removal of SES employees for performance or misconduct and for an expedited appeals process for removals; and require mandatory reassignments of SES employees at least once every five years.

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Action History

  1. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 369.

  2. Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-485.

  3. Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 16.

  4. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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

  6. Introduced in House

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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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Subjects

Administrative remedies Employee leave Employee performance Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Performance measurement Government operations and politics
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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 4358 do?
Senior Executive Service Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill revises personnel requirements for employees in the Senior Executive Service (SES) to: require each federal agency to include in its biennial report to the Office of Personnel Management a justification for certain SES positions and the specific result expected from each position, including the impact of such result on the agency mission; extend the probationary period for SES employees from one year to two years; eliminate the authority for allowing an SES employee removed for a less than fully successful executive performance to retain an SES pay grade level if appointed to a civil service position; require a written description of employee performance requirements to be provided to SES employees by 30 calendar days before each rating period; make SES employees subject to the same 14-day (or less) suspension period, without duties and pay, as is applicable to other federal employees; expand the grounds for suspension or termination of an SES employee to include such cause as would promote the efficiency of the SES; allow an agency to place an SES employee on mandatory leave for misconduct, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or such cause as would promote the efficiency of the SES; provide for expedited removal of SES employees for performance or misconduct and for an expedited appeals process for removals; and require mandatory reassignments of SES employees at least once every five years.
Who sponsors HR 4358?
HR 4358 is sponsored by Tim Walberg (R).
What is the current status of HR 4358?
This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “Introduced” 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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