Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4595
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-10-01
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Maryland

Virginia
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the relocation of the headquarters for any federal agency located in the National Capital region unless relocation legislation is enacted. In addition, any employee's position with a duty station in the National Capital region shall remain in that region unless legislation relocating the position is enacted.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4595 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 1, 2019 Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Raskin , and Mr. Brown of Maryland ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To require that the headquarters for any agency of the Federal Government located in the National Capital region shall remain in the National Capital region unless relocation legislation is enacted, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019 . 2. Agency and department headquarters located in the National Capital Region (a) Headquarters The headquarters for any agency of the Federal Government located in the National Capital region on the date of introduction in the House of Representatives of this Act shall remain in the National Capital region unless legislation is enacted into law approving or otherwise providing for relocation. (b) Employee Stations Any employee position with a duty station in the National Capital region on the date of introduction in the House of Representatives of this Act shall remain stationed in the National Capital region unless legislation is enacted into law approving or otherwise providing for relocation.