PPSA Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-302
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2021-01-13
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employee hiring

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Labor-management relations
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-19
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Preventing a Patronage System Act or the PPSA Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits executive agency positions in the competitive service from being placed in the excepted service, unless such positions are placed in Schedules A through E as in effect on September 30, 2020. The bill also prohibits positions in the excepted service from being placed in any schedule other than the aforementioned schedules.</p> <p>On October 21, 2020, the President issued an executive order titled <i>Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service</i>. The order places executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, under a new schedule in the excepted service (Schedule F) instead of the competitive service. The order also requires any such positions in the excepted service to be reclassified to Schedule F.</p>

action_date: 2022-09-02
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021 or the PPSA Act</b> <b>of </b><b>2021</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits executive agency positions in the competitive service from being placed in the excepted service, unless such positions are placed in Schedules A through E as in effect on September 30, 2020. The bill also prohibits positions in the excepted service from being placed in any schedule other than the aforementioned schedules.</p> <p>On October 21, 2020, former President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled <i>Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service</i>. The order placed executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, under a new schedule in the excepted service (Schedule F) instead of the competitive service. The order also required any such positions in the excepted service to be reclassified to Schedule F. The order was revoked by President Joe Biden on January 22, 2021.</p>

action_date: 2022-09-15
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021 or the PPSA Act</b> <b>of </b><b>2021</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits executive agency positions in the competitive service from being placed in the excepted service, unless such positions are placed in Schedules A through E as in effect on September 30, 2020. The bill also prohibits positions in the excepted service from being placed in any schedule other than the aforementioned schedules.</p> <p>On October 21, 2020, former President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled <i>Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service</i>. The order placed executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, under a new schedule in the excepted service (Schedule F) instead of the competitive service. The order also required any such positions in the excepted service to be reclassified to Schedule F. The order was revoked by President Joe Biden on January 22, 2021.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 302 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2021 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing a Patronage System Act or the PPSA Act . 2. Limitations on exception of competitive service positions (a) In general No position in the competitive service (as defined under section 2102 of title 5, United States Code) may be excepted from the competitive service unless such position is placed— (1) in any of the schedules A through E as described in section 6.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on September 30, 2020; and (2) under the terms and conditions under part 6 of such title as in effect on such date. (b) Subsequent transfers No position in the excepted service (as defined under section 2103 of title 5, United States Code) may be placed in any schedule other than a schedule described in subsection (a)(1).

tv_txt: IB 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 302 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021 or the PPSA Act of 2021 . 2. Limitations on exception of competitive service positions (a) In general No position in the competitive service (as defined under section 2102 of title 5, United States Code) may be excepted from the competitive service unless such position is placed— (1) in any of the schedules A through E as described in section 6.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on September 30, 2020; and (2) under the terms and conditions under part 6 of such title as in effect on such date. (b) Subsequent transfers No position in the excepted service (as defined under section 2103 of title 5, United States Code) may be placed in any schedule other than a schedule described in subsection (a)(1).

Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 302 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2022 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021 or the PPSA Act of 2021 . 2. Limitations on exception of competitive service positions (a) In general No position in the competitive service (as defined under section 2102 of title 5, United States Code) may be excepted from the competitive service unless such position is placed— (1) in any of the schedules A through E as described in section 6.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on September 30, 2020; and (2) under the terms and conditions under part 6 of such title as in effect on such date. (b) Subsequent transfers No position in the excepted service (as defined under section 2103 of title 5, United States Code) may be placed in any schedule other than a schedule described in subsection (a)(1).

Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 352 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 302 [Report No. 117–455] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2021 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform September 2, 2022 Additional sponsors: Ms. Norton , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Hoyer , Mr. Brown of Maryland , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Ms. Wexton , Mr. Costa , Ms. Speier , Ms. Porter , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Evans , Mrs. Axne , and Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania September 2, 2022 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 13, 2021 A BILL To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021 or the PPSA Act of 2021 . 2. Limitations on exception of competitive service positions (a) In general No position in the competitive service (as defined under section 2102 of title 5, United States Code) may be excepted from the competitive service unless such position is placed— (1) in any of the schedules A through E as described in section 6.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on September 30, 2020; and (2) under the terms and conditions under part 6 of such title as in effect on such date. (b) Subsequent transfers No position in the excepted service (as defined under section 2103 of title 5, United States Code) may be placed in any schedule other than a schedule described in subsection (a)(1).

September 2, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed