S 2119 · 116th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 273.(2019-10-24)
Plain Language Summary
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Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act This bill prohibits a federal agency from awarding a bonus to any employee for five years after the end of a fiscal year in which the agency makes an adverse finding relating to the employee. An adverse finding is a determination that an employee's conduct violated (1) a policy of the agency for which the employee may be removed or suspended for at least 14 days, or (2) a law for which the employee may be imprisoned for more than one year. The bill requires an agency to issue an order directing an employee to repay a bonus awarded in any year in which an adverse finding is made, and the agency must allow such employee to repay such bonus using a repayment plan. As a condition of receiving a bonus awarded after this bill's enactment, an employee must certify that he or she will repay the bonus in accordance with such an order.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 2119, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act
Aug 12, 2019As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 24, 2019
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