Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act

Bill: 117-hr-3181
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2021-05-13
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services

Employee hiring

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Federal officials

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using the authority under the Public Health Service Act to hire or pay the salary of officers or employees who are not already receiving pay under such authority. Currently, the EPA may use such authority to set higher pay limits for such employees or officers than those provided under typical civil service hiring authorities.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3181 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2021 Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from using the hiring authority under section 207 of the Public Health Service Act to hire or pay new employees, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act . 2. Hiring authority restricted The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not hire or pay the salary or expense of any officer or employee of the Environmental Protection Agency under subsection (f) or (g) of section 207 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 209 ) who is not already receiving pay under either such subsection on the date of the enactment of this Act.