US SB1898 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on June 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Revises provisions related to federal employment, including the furlough and removal of federal employees, the calculation of federal employee retirement benefits, and the length of the probationary employment period. Specifically, the bill repeals the process for taking action against a federal employee for unacceptable performance, accelerates the process for removal or suspension based on performance or actions, and prohibits grievances based on adverse personnel actions and reductions in force. The bill also authorizes an agency to remove a senior executive from the civil service for performance-related reasons, and it revises provisions covering performance- or conduct-related actions against senior executives. The bill authorizes agencies to furlough employees for such cause as will promote the efficiency of the service, and it prohibits appeals to the Merit Systems Protection Board based on short-term furloughs or furloughs due to a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown). Additionally, the bill limits the retirement benefits of a federal employee who is removed due to a felony conviction related to their official duties by prohibiting felonious service from being taken into account when calculating the employee's annuity. The bill also authorizes an agency to order the repayment of a bonus or award when performance or conduct issues are discovered and such bonus or award would not have been paid had such issues been known when they were made. Lastly, the bill extends from one year to two years the probationary period for competitive service appointments and members of the Senior Executive Service.
Title
MERIT Act of 2019 Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. David Perdue [R-GA] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] |
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-19 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3348 (Same As) 2019-06-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Appropriations
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employee performance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Labor-management relations
Merit Systems Protection Board
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Personnel records
Wages and earnings
Administrative remedies
Appropriations
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employee performance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Labor-management relations
Merit Systems Protection Board
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Personnel records
Wages and earnings
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1898/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1898/BILLS-116s1898is.pdf |