No Work, No Pay Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4953
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2016-04-14
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Employee leave

Employee performance

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government studies and investigations
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No Work, No Pay Act of 2016</strong></p> <p> This bill prohibits placing a federal employee on administrative leave, or any other paid non-duty status without charge to leave, for more than 30 consecutive days for reasons relating to misconduct or performance.</p> <p>In the case of an employee placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, an agency may grant an extension of administrative leave for additional periods of up to 30 consecutive days each if the office investigating the employee submits a report to Congress and the agency certifying that additional time is needed.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4953 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 14, 2016 Mr. Salmon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the length of administrative leave for Federal employees to 30 days, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Work, No Pay Act of 2016 . 2. Limitation on administrative leave (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 6330. Limitation on administrative leave (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), an employee may not be placed on administrative leave, or any other paid non-duty status without charge to leave, for more than 30 consecutive days for reasons relating to misconduct or performance. (b) Extension for investigation In the case of an employee placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, the head of an agency may grant an extension of administrative leave for additional periods of not more than 30 consecutive days each only if the office investigating the employee submits a report to Congress and the head of the applicable agency containing a certification that additional time is needed to complete such investigation, including the reasons for the need for additional time. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 6329 the following new item: 6330. Limitation on administrative leave. .