Full Committee Business Meeting

Date: 
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - 10:00am
Location: 
2154 Rayburn HOB

H.R. 3244 (Meadows), To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for annual surveys of Federal employees, and for other purposes
1. Mr. Meadows offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute (ANS).
2. Mr. Connolly offered an amendment to the ANS that requires agencies to submit to the Office of Personnel Management a list of all incentives offered to employees to increase participation on the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). It also requires the Government Accountability Office to study the types of incentives offered by agencies to employees in exchange for participation in the FEVS, to provide an evaluation of the impact of such incentives on employee survey responses and response rates, and to issue any recommendations considered necessary.
The Connolly amendment was agreed to by a voice vote. The Meadows ANS, as amended, was agreed to by a voice vote. The bill, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House by a voice vote.

H.R. 3031 (Cummings), TSP Modernization Act of 2017
The bill was ordered favorably reported to the House by a voice vote.

H.R. 378 (Fleischmann), Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017
1. Mr. Duncan offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute (ANS).
The Duncan ANS was agreed to by a voice vote. The bill, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House by a voice vote.

H.R. 2897 (Norton), To authorize the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Director of the National Park Service to enter into cooperative management agreements for the operation, maintenance, and management of units of the National Park System in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes
The bill was ordered favorably reported to the House by a voice vote.

H.R. 3210 (Knight), Securely Expediting Clearances Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2017
1. Mr. Krishnamoorthi offered an amendment that requires the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) to report on the process for Executive Office of the President personnel security clearance investigations and adjudications.
The amendment was agreed to by a voice vote.
2. Mr. Connolly offered an amendment that requires the NBIB to report to Congress on duplicative costs that might arise under a potential transfer of background investigation responsibilities to the Department of Defense.
The amendment was agreed to by a voice vote. The bill, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House by a voice vote.

H.R. 2989 (Norton), Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission Act
1. Ms. Norton offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute (ANS).
The Norton ANS was agreed to by a voice vote. The bill, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House by a voice vote.

H.R. 3243 (Connolly), FITARA Enhancement Act of 2017
The bill was ordered favorably reported to the House by a voice vote.

115th Congress