TSA Misconduct Accountability Act of 2017
Latest action · May 16, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
TSA Misconduct Accountability Act of 2017
This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to:
- revise its employee code of conduct policy to include a process for disciplining an employee who has received a certain number of disciplinary or adverse actions for violations of such policy within a certain timeframe, as well as guidance on how employees should report misconduct;
- identify methods for addressing employee misconduct, including revising the agency-wide baseline table of offenses and penalties used for both non-disciplinary and disciplinary actions regarding misconduct;
- submit to the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) such policy and table;
- identify a senior TSA official responsible for overseeing such policy and table;
- instruct TSA managers on how to appropriately administer discipline for employee misconduct; and
- identify and address causes of misconduct.
TSA shall implement human capital initiatives to address employee misconduct by: (1) modifying the performance plans of Federal Security Directors to include the extent to which such directors ensure that disciplinary actions administered at the airport for which they are responsible are consistent with TSA policy, (2) notifying applicants of disqualifying offenses to ensure that appropriately qualified candidates apply and are hired, and (3) delivering training and on-the-job resources for supervisors to address misconduct issues in accordance with TSA policy.
DHS's Chief Human Capital Officer shall monitor, through FY2020, the implementation of the TSA employee code of conduct.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 26, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2017 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred May 16, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
- Apr 26, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 71, April 26, 2017, page H2897.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to make certain improvements in managing TSA employee conduct, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- TSA Misconduct Accountability Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2017Introduced 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.
