HR 2131 · 115th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

DHS FIRM Act

Introduced 2017-04-25· Sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2017-06-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act or the DHS FIRM Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement a DHS-wide policy related to discipline and adverse actions, which shall provide guidance: to the senior human resources official overseeing discipline and adverse actions for headquarters personnel and non-component entities and relevant component heads regarding informing the public about how to report employee misconduct; on how DHS employees should report employee misconduct; and on the type, quantity, and frequency of data regarding discipline and adverse actions to be submitted by such official to such officer. Such officer shall review and approve any necessary development of or changes to tables of offenses and penalties for DHS components to comply with DHS policy. Component heads shall comply with DHS-wide policy regarding discipline and adverse actions for DHS's workforce, and such officer shall implement a process to oversee such compliance. Such officer: (1) may establish working groups to improve employee relations within DHS, (2) shall conduct follow-up rev…

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H.R. 2131, Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act

Jun 7, 2017

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 3, 2017

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican