3.0.0 378 2023-01-11T13:34:29Z 2023-01-11T13:34:29Z House HR 2017-01-09 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FLEISCHMANN:H.R. 378.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 & 18.[Page H235]]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-10-16T22:27:56Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Reported by 2017-10-10T17:06:54Z Markup by 2017-07-19T17:02:23Z Referred to 2017-01-09T17:00:50Z H. Rept. 115-341 Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017 115 1830 S 2017-09-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2017-10-16 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 2017-10-11 15:24:16 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2017-10-11 15:24:15 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7948-7949) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2017-10-11 15:24:15 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7948-7949) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-11 15:14:06 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 378. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-10-11 15:14:05 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7948-7950) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-10-11 15:13:55 Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2017-10-10 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 246. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00246 2017-10-10 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-341. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-10-10 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-341. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-07-19 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2017-07-19 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-01-09 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000459 Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] Charles Fleischmann R TN J. "Chuck" 3 N C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2017-01-09 True 2017-08-18T20:09:47Z H.R. 378, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53032 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 19, 2017 Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-01-09 Introduced in House 2017-07-12T19:58:08Z Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017

The bill authorizes the head of a federal agency to pay a cash award to any agency employee whose identification of unnecessary expenses has resulted in cost savings for the agency. The maximum dollar amount of such award is increased from $10,000 to $20,000.

If the Chief Financial Officer of the agency determines that potential unnecessary expenses identified by the employee meet applicable requirements, the head of the agency shall transfer the amount of the unnecessary expenses or unnecessary budget authority from the applicable appropriations account to the general fund of the Treasury. Any amount so transferred shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt, if there is no current budget deficit.

An agency head may retain not more than 10% of amounts transferred to the general fund of the Treasury.

The bill expands the list of federal officers and employees ineligible to receive a cash award.

]]> 17 2017-10-10 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2018-05-15T21:30:22Z Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017

This bill expands the awards program for cost-saving identifications by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement to include identifications of certain operational expenses that are wasteful. An agency must propose any such identified wasteful expenses for rescission.

The bill also doubles the maximum cash award that may be made under the program.

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Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017

This bill expands the awards program for cost-saving identifications by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement to include identifications of certain operational expenses that are wasteful. An agency must propose any such identified wasteful expenses for rescission.

The bill also doubles the maximum cash award that may be made under the program.

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Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017 Display Title Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 5, United States Code, to enhance the authority under which Federal agencies may pay cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017 Short Titles as Reported to House Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017 H House Short Titles as Passed House Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017 H House Referred in Senate 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr378rfs/xml/BILLS-115hr378rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr378eh/xml/BILLS-115hr378eh.xml Reported in House 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr378rh/xml/BILLS-115hr378rh.xml Introduced in House 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr378ih/xml/BILLS-115hr378ih.xml 2017-10-16 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.