Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2017
Latest action · Dec 20, 2017 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedDec 20, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2017
This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to suspend, demote, or remove certain employees for poor performance or misconduct.
It establishes requirements and procedures with respect to such adverse personnel actions, including the following:
- appeal rights,
- grievances arising from an adverse personnel action,
- recoupment of relocation expenses, and
- recoupment of bonuses and awards.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 20, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Original | Dec 20, 2017 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Mar 6, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Dec 20, 2017 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Dec 20, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2017Introduced in House
- Dec 20, 2017Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 208, December 20, 2017, page H10346.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2190 | Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 9, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve accountability of senior officials and other supervisory employees of the Department of Labor.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative remedies
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Labor
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Performance measurement
- Transportation costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 20, 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.
