To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the authority to conduct telework travel expenses test programs, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 13, 2017 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.
- IntroducedOct 31, 2017
- Passed HouseDec 12, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill extends the authority of federal agencies to conduct telework travel expenses test programs until December 31, 2020.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 31, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Oct 31, 2017 |
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 Oct 31, 2017Markup Nov 2, 2017Reported Dec 11, 2017 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 13, 2017 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Dec 12, 2017Mr. Gianforte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 12, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9814-9815)
- Dec 12, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4171.
- Dec 12, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9814)
- Dec 12, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 11, 2017Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-460.
- Dec 11, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 342.
- Nov 2, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 2, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Oct 31, 2017Introduced in House
- Oct 31, 2017Referred 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 H9814, H9815Text printed H9814 | Greg Gianforte R-MT, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Val Butler Demings D-FL | Dec 12, 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
- Dec 6, 2017H.R. 4171, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the authority to conduct telework travel expenses test programs, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on November 2, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 176, October 31, 2017, page H8294.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5515 | John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | Related bill | Aug 13, 2018 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the authority to conduct telework travel expenses test programs, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2017Referred in Senate
- Dec 12, 2017Engrossed in House
- Dec 11, 2017Reported in House
- Oct 31, 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.
