RIGGED Act

Bill: 115-hr-567
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2017-01-13
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive Office of the President

Family relationships

Federal officials

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Relatives in Government Getting Employment Dishonorably Act or the RIGGED Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends federal civil service law to revise the restrictions on the employment of relatives to: (1) make such restrictions applicable to the White House Office and the Executive Office of the President; and (2) include as a civilian position whose appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement is prohibited one acting in a professional or official capacity as a consultant or advisor, regardless of whether the position is voluntary, gratuitous, or authorized by law to be compensated.</p> <p>An individual appointed, employed, promoted, or advanced in violation of such restrictions shall be removed immediately.</p> <p>The bill makes provisions concerning prohibited personnel practices applicable to the White House Office. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 567 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2017 Ms. Sánchez (for herself, Ms. Shea-Porter , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. O'Halleran , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Ellison , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Pingree , and Mr. Sarbanes ) 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 clarify the application of the restriction on the appointment of relatives to a position in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Relatives in Government Getting Employment Dishonorably Act or the RIGGED Act . 2. Employment of relatives; restrictions (a) In general Section 3110 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting , including the White House Office and the Executive Office of the President after Executive agency ; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) civilian position means any existing or newly created position in an agency, including a position acting in a professional or official capacity as a consultant or advisor, regardless of whether such position is voluntary, gratuitous, or authorized by law to be compensated; ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking A public official may not and inserting Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public official may not ; and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by inserting shall be removed immediately and after in violation of this section ; and (B) by striking as pay and inserting as salary or expenses . (b) Application of prohibited personnel practices Section 2302(a)(2)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting , including the White House Office, after Executive agency .