Strengthening Oversight of TSA Employee Misconduct Act

Bill: 115-hr-1351
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Employee performance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 

Strengthening Oversight of TSA Employee Misconduct Act

 
This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a senior official: 
 
 
 implement a plan to oversee unannounced inspections of actions taken in response to allegations of TSA employee misconduct, including corrective actions by airport managers and employee dismissal;
 
certify to the TSA, on a quarterly basis until September 30, 2022, that such unannounced inspections were completed across a sufficient number of airports;
 
review the results of such inspections to identify root causes of any variances in actions taken in response to employee misconduct allegations and to develop corrective actions; 
 
implement any recommendations; and
 
provide the results of such inspections to DHS.
 
 
DHS shall review such results to identify trends and make recommendations to the TSA to address employee misconduct. The TSA shall implement such recommendations.

action_date: 2017-07-17
text: 

Strengthening Oversight of TSA Employee Misconduct Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a senior official: 
 
 
 implement a plan to oversee unannounced inspections at airports of agency actions taken to address TSA employee misconduct, including corrective actions by airport managers and employee removal from federal service;
 
certify to the TSA, on a biannual basis until September 30, 2023, that such unannounced inspections were completed across a sufficient number of airports;
 
review the results of such inspections to identify causes of any variances and overall trends in actions taken in response to employee misconduct and to develop corrective actions and recommendations; 
 
implement the corrective actions and any recommendations; and
 
provide the results of such inspections to DHS.
 
 
Unannounced inspections of certain locations may be consolidated and coordinated with other TSA offices. TSA may extend the time for completing such inspections for up to an additional fiscal year if exigent circumstances warrant.
 
DHS may review such results to identify trends and make recommendations to the TSA to address employee misconduct. The TSA shall implement such recommendations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 161.
action_date: 2017-07-17
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-226.
action_date: 2017-07-17
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-226.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 10.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security Discharged.
action_date: 2017-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House