Senate Bill 576
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Follow the Rules Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 8, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
576
Congress
115
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 Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Follow the Rules Act
This bill extends the prohibition (regarding employment in the federal government) 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.
04/24/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
04/24/2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-30.
03/15/2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
03/08/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
03/08/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:18 PM