Congress 115 - HR 657 - Follow the Rules Act

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Employee performance Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government Operations and Politics

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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 29, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Follow the Rules Act

(Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.

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Jun 14, 2017

Became Public Law No: 115-40.
Jun 14, 2017

Signed by President.
Jun 2, 2017

Presented to President.
May 26, 2017

Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 25, 2017

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 25, 2017

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 25, 2017

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3226-3227)
May 25, 2017

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3226-3227)
May 2, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 1, 2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 1, 2017

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 239). (text: CR H2983)
May 1, 2017

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 239).(text: CR H2983)
May 1, 2017

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2989)
May 1, 2017

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
May 1, 2017

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 657.
May 1, 2017

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2983-2984)
May 1, 2017

Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 29, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 38.
Mar 29, 2017

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-67.
Feb 2, 2017

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 2, 2017

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 24, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 24, 2017

Introduced in House

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