DHS MORALE Act
Latest action · Apr 2, 2019 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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
- Passed HouseApr 1, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 or the DHS MORALE Act
This bill addresses workforce morale at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The bill expands the duties of the Chief Human Capital Officer to address morale, including through
- leader development and employee engagement,
- maintaining a catalogue of available employee development opportunities, and
- issuing a DHS-wide employee engagement action plan.
DHS (1) must establish an employee engagement steering committee, and (2) may establish an annual employee award program.
DHS shall report to the congressional homeland security committees regarding the impacts of the lapse in appropriations between December 22, 2018, and January 25, 2019, on (1) DHS human resources operations; (2) DHS's ability to meet hiring benchmarks; and (3) retention, attrition, and morale of DHS personnel.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2019 to Mar 13, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Xochitl Torres Small | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 13, 2019 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 28, 2019Markup Mar 13, 2019Reported Mar 28, 2019 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2019 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Apr 1, 2019Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 1, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (considered: CR H2927-2929)
- Apr 1, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1433.
- Apr 1, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2927-2928)
- Apr 1, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 28, 2019Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-26.
- Mar 28, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 12.
- Mar 13, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 13, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E405 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Apr 4, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2927–H2929Text printed H2927 | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Michael Guest R-MS | Apr 1, 2019 |
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
- Apr 30, 2019H.R. 1433, DHS MORALE ActAs passed by the House of Representatives on April 1, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 37, February 28, 2019, page H2315.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-64 | A REVIEW OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY79 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Mar 3, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-56 | SEVENTEEN YEARS LATER: WHY IS MORALE AT DHS STILL LOW?63 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Jan 14, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8791 | DHS Reform Act of 2020 | Related bill | Nov 20, 2020 |
Titles 9
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve morale within the Department of Homeland Security workforce by conferring new responsibilities to the Chief Human Capital Officer, establishing an employee engagement steering committee, requiring action plans, and authorizing an annual employee award program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019
- DHS MORALE Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- DHS MORALE Act
- Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- DHS MORALE Act
- Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019
- DHS MORALE Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative remedies
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Due process and equal protection
- Employee performance
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Federal officials
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2019Referred in Senate
- Apr 1, 2019Engrossed in House
- Mar 28, 2019Reported in House
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced 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.
