Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017
Latest action · Sep 19, 2017 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.
- IntroducedSep 19, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017
This bill temporarily expands the awards program for cost-saving identifications by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement to include identifications of surplus salaries-and-expenses funds. Savings resulting from such identifications shall generally be used for deficit reduction, but agencies may retain up to 10% of such savings for the purpose of paying cash awards to employees for making the identifications.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 1, 2017 to May 16, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | May 16, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Sep 19, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 378 | Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017 | Related bill | Oct 16, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Appropriations
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Budget process
- Congressional oversight
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2017Introduced in Senate
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