House Bill 605
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Official Time Reporting Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 16, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
605
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Official Time Reporting Act
This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to report annually to Congress on the use of official time by federal employees. Official time is paid time off from assigned duties to perform labor-management relations activities.
Among other things, the OPM must report on the following:
- the total amount of official time granted to employees,
- the specific types of activities for which official time was granted, and
- the total amount of compensation provided to employees in connection with official time activities.
January 16, 2019
01/16/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
01/16/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 2:17:29 PM