US Congress Senate Bill 1550 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on December 14 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-12-14 - Became Public Law No: 114-264.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Program Management Improvement Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill establishes as additional functions of the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements to: adopt and oversee implementation of government-wide standards, policies, and guidelines for program and project management for executive agencies; chair the Program Management Policy Council (established by this Act); establish standards and policies for executive agencies consistent with widely accepted standards for program and project management planning and delivery; engage with the private sector to identify best practices in program and project management that would improve federal program and project management; conduct portfolio reviews to address programs identified as high risk by the Government Accountability Office (GAO); conduct portfolio reviews of agency programs at least annually to assess the quality and effectiveness of program management; and establish a five-year strategic plan for program and project management. The bill exempts the Department of Defense (DOD) from such provisions to the extent that they are substantially similar to: (1) federal provisions governing the defense acquisition workforce; or (2) policy, guidance, or instruction of DOD related to program management. The head of each federal agency that is required to have a Chief Financial Officer shall designate a Program Management Improvement Officer to implement agency program management policies and develop a strategy for enhancing the role of program managers within the agency. The OMB must submit a report containing such strategy within one year after enactment of this bill. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall be considered the Program Management Improvement Officer for DOD. The Program Management Policy Council is established within OMB to act as the principal interagency forum for improving agency practices related to program and project management. The Office of Personnel Management must issue regulations that: (1) identify key skills and competencies needed for an agency program and project manager, (2) establish a new job series or update and improve an existing job series for program and project management within an agency, and (3) establish a new career path for program and project managers. The GAO must issue a report within three years of enactment, in conjunction with its high risk list, examining the effectiveness of the following (as required or established under this Act) on improving federal program and project management: the standards, policies, and guidelines for program and project management; the strategic plan; Program Management Improvement Officers; and the Program Management Policy Council.

Program Management Improvement Accountability Act

Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]

2016-09-22 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 404 N: 11 NV: 16 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 404 N: 11 NV: 16 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-12-14	House	Became Public Law No: 114-264.
2016-12-14	House	Signed by President.
2016-12-05	House	Presented to President.
2016-12-01	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-11-30	House	Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.
2016-11-30	House	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
2016-09-26	House	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
2016-09-22	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-09-22	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 11 (Roll no. 550). (text: CR 09/20/2016 H5668-5669)
2016-09-22	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5839)
2016-09-20	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2016-09-20	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1550.
2016-09-20	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5668-5670)
2016-09-20	House	Mr. Carter (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-06-21	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 495.
2016-06-21	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-637.
2016-05-17	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2016-05-17	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-11-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2015-11-30	House	Received in the House.
2015-11-20	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2015-11-19	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8172-8173)
2015-11-19	Senate	The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (text of committee substitute as amended: CR S8171-8172)
2015-11-19	Senate	S.Amdt.2873 Amendment SA 2873 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2015-11-19	Senate	S.Amdt.2873 Amendment SA 2873 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Ernst. (consideration: CR S8172; text: CR S8172)
2015-11-19	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8171-8173)
2015-11-03	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288.
2015-11-03	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-162.
2015-06-24	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2015-06-10	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB2144 (Related) 2015-04-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1550/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1550/BILLS-114s1550is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1550/BILLS-114s1550rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1550/BILLS-114s1550es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1550/BILLS-114s1550rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1550/BILLS-114s1550eah.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1550/BILLS-114s1550enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016550