A bill to amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.

Bill: 115-s-1083
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2017-05-10
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Merit Systems Protection Board
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Signed by President.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill provides that if the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks the number of members required to constitute a quorum, any remaining member of the board shall, upon request by the Special Counsel, extend the period of any stay of any personnel action granted.</p>

action_date: 2017-05-11
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>This bill provides that if the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks the number of members required to constitute a quorum, any remaining member of the board shall, upon request by the Special Counsel, extend the period of any stay of any personnel action granted.</p>

action_date: 2017-05-25
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>This bill provides that if the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks the number of members required to constitute a quorum, any remaining member of the board may, upon request by the Special Counsel, extend the period of any stay of any personnel action granted.</p>

action_date: 2017-06-27
action_desc: Public Law
text: <b> <p /><b>This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 25, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) </b> </b> <p>This bill provides that if the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks the number of members required to constitute a quorum, any remaining member of the board may, upon request by the Special Counsel, extend the period of any stay of any personnel action granted.</p>

tv_txt: 115th CONGRESS 1st Session In the House of Representatives, U. S., May 25, 2017 AMENDMENT:

That the bill from the Senate (S. 1083) entitled An Act to amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum. , do pass with the following In section 1214(b)(1)(B)(ii) of title 5, United States Code, as proposed to be added by section 1(2) of the Senate engrossed bill, strike shall and insert may .

Karen L. Haas Clerk.

tv_txt: 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1083 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.

1. Stays by MSPB during periods with no quorum Section 1214(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (i) before The Board may ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (ii) If the Board lacks the number of members appointed under section 1201 required to constitute a quorum, any remaining member of the Board who was appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall, upon request by the Special Counsel, extend the period of any stay granted under subparagraph (A). .

Passed the Senate May 11, 2017. Secretary

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1083 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 10, 2017 Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill , and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.

1. Stays by MSPB during periods with no quorum Section 1214(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (i) before The Board may ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (ii) If the Board lacks the number of members appointed under section 1201 required to constitute a quorum, any remaining member of the Board who was appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall, upon request by the Special Counsel, extend the period of any stay granted under subparagraph (A). .

tv_txt: IC 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1083 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2017 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform AN ACT To amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.

1. Stays by MSPB during periods with no quorum Section 1214(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (i) before The Board may ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (ii) If the Board lacks the number of members appointed under section 1201 required to constitute a quorum, any remaining member of the Board who was appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall, upon request by the Special Counsel, extend the period of any stay granted under subparagraph (A). .

Passed the Senate May 11, 2017. Julie E. Adams, Secretary

tv_txt: One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen S. 1083 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.

1. Stays by MSPB during periods with no quorum Section 1214(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (i) before The Board may ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (ii) If the Board lacks the number of members appointed under section 1201 required to constitute a quorum, any remaining member of the Board who was appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may, upon request by the Special Counsel, extend the period of any stay granted under subparagraph (A). .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate