Follow the Rules Act

Bill: 115-hr-657
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2017-01-24
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Employee performance

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-14
text: Signed by President.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Follow the Rules Act</strong></p> <p>This bill extends the prohibition against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.</p>

action_date: 2017-03-29
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><STRONG>Follow the Rules Act</STRONG></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.</p>

action_date: 2017-05-01
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><b>Follow the Rules Act </b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.</p>

action_date: 2017-05-25
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 29, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>Follow the Rules Act </b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.</p>

action_date: 2017-06-14
action_desc: Public Law
text: <b><p />(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 29, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b> <p><b>Follow the Rules Act </b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 657 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2017 Mr. Duffy (for himself, Mr. Connolly , Mr. Gohmert , Ms. Norton , Mr. Meadows , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Cole , Mr. Costa , and Mr. Grothman ) 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 extend certain protections against prohibited personnel practices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Follow the Rules Act . 2. Prohibited personnel action based on ordering individual to violate rule or regulation (a) In general Subparagraph (D) of section 2302(b)(9) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting , rule, or regulation after law . (b) Technical correction Such subparagraph is further amended by striking for . (c) Application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any personnel action (as that term is defined in section 2302(a)(2)(A) of such title) occurring after the date of enactment of this Act.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 38 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 657 [Report No. 115–67] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2017 Mr. Duffy (for himself, Mr. Connolly , Mr. Gohmert , Ms. Norton , Mr. Meadows , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Cole , Mr. Costa , and Mr. Grothman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform March 29, 2017 Additional sponsors: Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Delaney , and Mr. Perlmutter March 29, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 24, 2017 A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain protections against prohibited personnel practices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Follow the Rules Act . 2. Prohibited personnel action based on ordering individual to violate rule or regulation (a) In general Subparagraph (D) of section 2302(b)(9) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting , rule, or regulation after law . (b) Technical correction Such subparagraph is further amended by striking for .

March 29, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 657 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain protections against prohibited personnel practices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Follow the Rules Act . 2. Prohibited personnel action based on ordering individual to violate rule or regulation (a) In general Subparagraph (D) of section 2302(b)(9) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting , rule, or regulation after law . (b) Technical correction Such subparagraph is further amended by striking for .

Passed the House of Representatives May 1, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen H. R. 657 AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain protections against prohibited personnel practices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Follow the Rules Act . 2. Prohibited personnel action based on ordering individual to violate rule or regulation (a) In general Subparagraph (D) of section 2302(b)(9) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting , rule, or regulation after law . (b) Technical correction Such subparagraph is further amended by striking for .

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

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 657 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 2, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain protections against prohibited personnel practices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Follow the Rules Act . 2. Prohibited personnel action based on ordering individual to violate rule or regulation (a) In general Subparagraph (D) of section 2302(b)(9) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting , rule, or regulation after law . (b) Technical correction Such subparagraph is further amended by striking for .

Passed the House of Representatives May 1, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk