3.0.0 2131 2023-01-11T13:35:57Z 2023-01-11T13:35:57Z House HR 2017-04-25 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 2131.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:US Const. art I, sec 8, cl 18[Page H2847]]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-06-22T16:23:17Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Markup by 2017-05-03T14:20:01Z Referred to 2017-04-25T16:03:05Z 2017-06-22 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-06-21 14:51:42 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2017-06-21 14:51:40 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5018) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2017-06-21 14:51:40 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5018) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-21 14:44:19 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2131. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-06-21 14:44:17 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5018-5020) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-06-21 14:44:03 Mr. Higgins (LA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2017-05-03 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-04-25 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2017-04-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 N M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2017-04-25 True 2017-06-07T20:25:27Z H.R. 2131, Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52793 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 3, 2017 Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Emergency Management Employee performance Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-04-25 Introduced in House 2017-10-24T20:33:58Z 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 reviews of components with respect to which misconduct has been identified, and (3) may request the DHS Inspector General to investigate any concerns identified through the oversight process that components have not addressed. The Inspector General may issue management alerts regarding misconduct.

]]> 36 2017-06-21 Passed House amended 2017-10-25T15:46:57Z Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act or the DHS FIRM Act

(Sec. 2) 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;
  • on the type, quantity, and frequency of data regarding discipline and adverse actions to be submitted by such official to such officer;
  • on how to implement any such policy in a manner that promotes greater uniformity and transparency in the administration of such policy across DHS; and
  • on prohibited personnel practices, employee rights, and related procedures and processes.

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 address employee misconduct within DHS, (2) shall conduct follow-up reviews of components regarding implementation of working group recommendations, and (3) may request the DHS Inspector General to investigate any concerns identified through the oversight process that components have not addressed.

A working group shall seek to identify any trends in misconduct, review component processes for addressing misconduct, and develop possible alternate strategies to address such misconduct.

]]> Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act Display Title Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security to improve consistency regarding discipline and adverse actions in the Department's workforce, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced DHS FIRM Act Short Titles as Introduced Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act Short Titles as Passed House Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act H House Short Titles as Passed House DHS FIRM Act H House Referred in Senate 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2131rfs/xml/BILLS-115hr2131rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2131eh/xml/BILLS-115hr2131eh.xml Introduced in House 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2131ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2131ih.xml 2017-06-22 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.