US Congress House Bill 249

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-11 - Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Nullifies certain executive orders concerning federal-employee collective bargaining, classifications, and training. Specifically, it rescinds orders and a memorandum that limit the use of unrestricted grants for union activity, specify objectives for agencies to negotiate collective-bargaining agreements and establish the Interagency Labor Relations Working Group, establish principles for the removal and discipline of federal employees and other personnel issues, prohibit government contractors and other entities from conducting specified workplace training related to race or sex, place certain executive agency positions under a new schedule in the excepted service instead of the competitive service, and delegate authority to the Secretary of Defense to exclude the Department of Defense from certain labor-relations requirements.

Protecting Federal Workers Act

Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]

Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]

Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2021-01-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2021-01-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2021-01-11	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/249/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr249/BILLS-117hr249ih.pdf