US Congress House Bill 6689 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on May 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-01 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Makes a series of changes with respect to the appointment, tenure, and qualifications of acting officials of executive agencies. Among other things, the bill specifies that, for a position that requires an appointment by the President (by and with the advice and consent of the Senate), the first assistant to the office may temporarily fill the position only if the individual has been the first assistant for at least 30 days during the preceding year; an officer or employee of the agency who is directed by the President to temporarily fill the position may only do so if the officer or employee has served at the agency for at least the entire preceding year (rather than 90 days); and an individual who is a presidential appointee and is directed by the President to temporarily fill the position, including an acting Inspector General, must possess the requisite qualifications for the position as provided by law or regulation. The bill also limits the tenure of acting heads of agencies to no more than 120 days (rather than 210 days).

Accountability for Acting Officials Act

Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
2020-05-01	House	Introduced in House

HB8363 (Related) 2020-09-23 - Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
SB4880 (Related) 2020-10-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6689/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6689/BILLS-116hr6689ih.pdf