HR 1902 · 117th Congress 2021โ€“2023, ended

Do Your Job Act of 2021

Latest action · Mar 16, 2021 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. IntroducedMar 16, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Do Your Job Act of 2021

This bill eliminates the use of official time by federal employees. Official time is paid time off from assigned duties to perform labor-management relations activities.

Cosponsors 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2021 to Jun 11, 2021; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalMar 16, 2021
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalMar 16, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalMar 16, 2021
R-INJim BanksOriginalMar 16, 2021
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalMar 16, 2021
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalMar 16, 2021
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalMar 16, 2021
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalMar 16, 2021
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalMar 16, 2021
R-PAScott PerryOriginalMar 16, 2021
R-CATom McClintockOriginalMar 16, 2021
R-KSTracey MannOriginalMar 16, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeMar 23, 2021
R-SCJeff DuncanApr 1, 2021
R-COKen BuckMay 4, 2021
R-NCMadison CawthornMay 11, 2021
R-SCTom RiceMay 12, 2021
R-NEAdrian SmithJun 11, 2021

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 Mar 16, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 16, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Mar 16, 2021Referred 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 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 49, March 16, 2021, page H1413.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the use of official time by Federal employees.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Do Your Job Act of 2021

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 16, 2021Introduced in House

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