US Congress House Bill 1433 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 2 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-02 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Addresses workforce morale at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill expands the duties of the Chief Human Capital Officer to address morale, including through leader development and employee engagement, maintaining a catalogue of available employee development opportunities, and issuing a DHS-wide employee engagement action plan. DHS (1) must establish an employee engagement steering committee, and (2) may establish an annual employee award program. DHS shall report to the congressional homeland security committees regarding the impacts of the lapse in appropriations between December 22, 2018, and January 25, 2019, on (1) DHS human resources operations; (2) DHS's ability to meet hiring benchmarks; and (3) retention, attrition, and morale of DHS personnel.

DHS MORALE Act Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019

Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-02	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2019-04-01	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-04-01	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2927-2928)
2019-04-01	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1433.
2019-04-01	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (considered: CR H2927-2929)
2019-04-01	House	Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-03-28	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 12.
2019-03-28	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-26.
2019-03-13	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2019-03-13	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-02-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2019-02-28	House	Introduced in House

HB8791 (Related) 2020-11-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1433/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1433/BILLS-116hr1433ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1433/BILLS-116hr1433rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1433/BILLS-116hr1433eh.pdf