Follow the Rules Act became law, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
IntroducedJan 24, 2017
ReportedFeb 2, 2017
Passed one chamberMay 1, 2017
Passed bothMay 25, 2017
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 96 words.
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 29, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Follow the Rules Act
(Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.
Context
- Committees
- House Oversight and Accountability Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 92 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 269 words
- Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory proceduresEmployee performanceEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Latest action
- Jun 14, 2017: Signed by President.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 115th S. 576 Follow the Rules Act R · Reported
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]