HR 2612 · 116th Congress 2019โ€“2021, ended

Federal Employee Disclosure (FED) Transparency Act

Latest action · May 9, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 9, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Employee Disclosure (FED) Transparency Act

This bill requires federal agencies to report to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) information about each performance bonus awarded to an employee. The OPM must publish such information.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred May 9, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 9, 2019Introduced in House
  2. May 9, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution states ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 77, May 9, 2019, page H3680.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3768Federal Employee Disclosure (FED) Transparency ActReintroduced BillJun 8, 2021

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the disclosure of pension records under the Freedom of Information Act, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Federal Employee Disclosure (FED) Transparency Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 9, 2019Introduced in House

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