Senior Executive Service Accountability Act
Latest action · Sep 17, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2014
- Passed HouseSep 16, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Senior Executive Service Accountability Act - (Sec. 2) Requires each federal agency to include in its biennial report to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for a specific number of Senior Executive Service (SES) positions a justification for each position (by title and organizational location) and the specific result expected from each such position, including the impact of such result on the agency mission.
(Sec. 3) Extends from one year to two years the probationary period for SES employees.
(Sec. 4) Eliminates the authority for allowing an individual removed from the SES for a less than fully successful executive performance to retain an SES pay grade level if appointed to a civil service position.
(Sec. 5) Requires a written description of employee performance requirements to be provided to SES employees not later than 30 calendar days before each rating period.
(Sec. 6) Makes SES employees subject to the same 14-day (or less) suspension period, without duties and pay, as is applicable to other federal employees. Expands the grounds for suspension or termination of an SES employee to include such cause as would promote the efficiency of the SES.
Requires: (1) a written decision of an adverse action to be rendered not later than 30 days after the employee's answer to such action is received, and (2) any SES employee who is terminated from service to repay any salary received and forfeit any annual leave accumulated during the period of any adverse action leading to termination.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2014 to Sep 9, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Jul 23, 2014 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Sep 9, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2014Markup Jul 24, 2014Reported Sep 16, 2014 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2014 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sep 16, 2014Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 113-603.
- Sep 16, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 448.
- Sep 16, 2014Mr. Meadows moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 16, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7591-7594)
- Sep 16, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5169.
- Sep 16, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7591)
- Sep 16, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 24, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 24, 2014Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 23, 2014Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7591–H7594Text printed H7591 | Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, Jim Jordan R-OH, Mark Meadows R-NC, Tim Walberg R-MI | Sep 16, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 9, 2014H.R. 5169, Senior Executive Service Accountability ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 24, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6745.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to enhance accountability within the Senior Executive Service, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Senior Executive Service Accountability Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Senior Executive Service Accountability Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2014Referred in Senate
- Sep 16, 2014Reported in House
- Sep 16, 2014Engrossed in House
- Jul 23, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
