US Congress House Bill 2131 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 22 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-22 - 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]

DHS FIRM Act Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement a DHS-wide policy related to discipline and adverse actions, which shall provide guidance: to the senior human resources official overseeing discipline and adverse actions for headquarters personnel and non-component entities and relevant component heads regarding informing the public about how to report employee misconduct; on how DHS employees should report employee misconduct; on the type, quantity, and frequency of data regarding discipline and adverse actions to be submitted by such official to such officer; on how to implement any such policy in a manner that promotes greater uniformity and transparency in the administration of such policy across DHS; and on prohibited personnel practices, employee rights, and related procedures and processes. Such officer shall review and approve any necessary development of or changes to tables of offenses and penalties for DHS components to comply with DHS policy. Component heads shall comply with DHS-wide policy regarding discipline and adverse actions for DHS's workforce, and such officer shall implement a process to oversee such compliance. Such officer: (1) may establish working groups to address employee misconduct within DHS, (2) shall conduct follow-up reviews of components regarding implementation of working group recommendations, and (3) may request the DHS Inspector General to investigate any concerns identified through the oversight process that components have not addressed. A working group shall seek to identify any trends in misconduct, review component processes for addressing misconduct, and develop possible alternate strategies to address such misconduct.

DHS FIRM Act Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act

Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]

Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-22	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2017-06-21	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-06-21	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5018)
2017-06-21	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2131.
2017-06-21	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5018-5020)
2017-06-21	House	Mr. Higgins (LA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-05-03	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-04-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2017-04-25	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2131/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2131/BILLS-115hr2131ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2131/BILLS-115hr2131eh.pdf