Federal employee bill tracker: How pending legislation could affect your bottom line
Want to know how pending legislation could affect your bottom line? Check out our federal employee bill tracker for an at-a-glance update of where each piece of...
Early into his administration, President Donald Trump has signed several executive orders impacting the federal workforce. Meanwhile, the House and Senate have also been crafting bills targeting federal employees and specific agencies.
Want to know how pending legislation could affect your bottom line? Check out our federal employee bill tracker for an at-a-glance update of where each piece of legislation currently stands.
A bill to eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
Bill Number: H.R. 1031, S. 370
Status: Introduced (02/14/17)
Introduced by: Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), Sen. Ted Cruz
Committee(s): House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Summary: The bill would terminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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To terminate the Department of Education
Bill Number: H.R. 899
Status: Introduced (02/07/2017)
Introduced by: Rep. Kyle Massie (R-Ky.)
Committee(s): House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Summary: The one-sentence bill would terminate the Department of Education by Dec. 31, 2018.
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To terminate the Environmental Protection Agency
Bill Number: H.R. 861
Status: Introduced (02/03/2017)
Introduced by: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)
Committee(s): House Energy and Commerce; Agriculture; Transportation and Infrastructure; Science, Space, and Technology
Summary: The bill would terminate the Environmental Protection Agency
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Postal Service Reform Act of 2017
Bill Number: H.R. 756
Status: Introduced (01/31/2017)
Introduced by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)
Committee(s): House Oversight and Government Reform; Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
Summary: The bill would integrate USPS’ health benefits program with Medicare. It would also permit a temporary one-cent increase on postage stamps, one-half of the previous exigent postal rate increase.
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‘Divest DC’ bill
Bill Number: H.R. 38
Status: Introduced (01/10/2017)
Introduced by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)
Committee(s): House Oversight and Government Reform
Summary: This bill would express congressional support for moving federal agency headquarters outside the Washington, D.C. metro area.
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Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency (PAGE) Act
Bill Number: H.R. 6278
Status: Introduced (09/28/2016)
Introduced by: Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Ind.)
Committee(s): House Oversight and Government Reform
Summary: This bill requires civil service employees to be hired on an at-will basis beginning one year after this bill’s enactment.
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Jory Heckman
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