District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act
Latest action · Apr 6, 2017 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 48.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration to establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for nonjudicial employees of the DC courts substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services, except that the maximum payment amount to any individual may not exceed $25,000.
(Sec. 3) The District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 is amended to authorize the DC Public Defender Service also to establish such a program for the Service's employees, again limiting the maximum payment amount to any individual to $25,000.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
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 Feb 13, 2017Markup Feb 14, 2017Reported Apr 6, 2017 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2017Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-82.
- Apr 6, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 48.
- Feb 14, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 14, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 13, 2017Introduced in House
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E177 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Feb 13, 2017 |
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
- Mar 16, 2017H.R. 1003, District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 14, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 25, February 13, 2017, pages H1126, H1125.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5925 | District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 18, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the establishment of a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts and employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2017Reported in House
- Feb 13, 2017Introduced in House
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