PPSA Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-302
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2021-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-13
text: 

Preventing a Patronage System Act or the PPSA Act

 
This bill prohibits executive agency positions in the competitive service from being placed in the excepted service, unless such positions are placed in Schedules A through E as in effect on September 30, 2020. The bill also prohibits positions in the excepted service from being placed in any schedule other than the aforementioned schedules.
 
On October 21, 2020, the President issued an executive order titled 
Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service
. The order places executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, under a new schedule in the excepted service (Schedule F) instead of the competitive service. The order also requires any such positions in the excepted service to be reclassified to Schedule F.

action_date: 2022-09-02
text: 

Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021 or the PPSA Act
 
of 

2021

 
This bill prohibits executive agency positions in the competitive service from being placed in the excepted service, unless such positions are placed in Schedules A through E as in effect on September 30, 2020. The bill also prohibits positions in the excepted service from being placed in any schedule other than the aforementioned schedules.
 
On October 21, 2020, former President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled 
Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service
. The order placed executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, under a new schedule in the excepted service (Schedule F) instead of the competitive service. The order also required any such positions in the excepted service to be reclassified to Schedule F. The order was revoked by President Joe Biden on January 22, 2021.

action_date: 2022-09-15
text: 

Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021 or the PPSA Act
 
of 

2021

 
This bill prohibits executive agency positions in the competitive service from being placed in the excepted service, unless such positions are placed in Schedules A through E as in effect on September 30, 2020. The bill also prohibits positions in the excepted service from being placed in any schedule other than the aforementioned schedules.
 
On October 21, 2020, former President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled 
Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service
. The order placed executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, under a new schedule in the excepted service (Schedule F) instead of the competitive service. The order also required any such positions in the excepted service to be reclassified to Schedule F. The order was revoked by President Joe Biden on January 22, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-19
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 204 (Roll no. 432). (text: CR H7848)
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 204 (Roll no. 432).
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 1339, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hice (GA) Part A amendment No. 1.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 302.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 302, H.R. 2988 and H.R. 8326. Rule provides for one hour of general debate each for H.R. 302, H.R. 2988, and H.R. 8326. Rule also provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1339. (consideration: CR H7848-7857)
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1339 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 302, H.R. 2988 and H.R. 8326. Rule provides for one hour of general debate each for H.R. 302, H.R. 2988, and H.R. 8326. Rule also provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
action_date: 2022-09-02
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 352.
action_date: 2022-09-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 117-455.
action_date: 2022-09-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 117-455.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 18.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-13
text: Introduced in House