3.0.0 8111 2023-01-11T13:45:23Z 2023-01-11T13:45:23Z House HR 2020-08-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. QUIGLEY:H.R. 8111.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H4306]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-08-25T14:03:30Z 2020-08-25 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2020-08-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 N H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2020-08-25 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-08-25 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2020-08-25 True D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 2020-09-01 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2020-09-01 False Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-08-25 Introduced in House 2020-09-28T17:16:42Z Reducing Nefarious Crimes Act or the RNC Act

This bill increases the penalties for violations and expands the scope of provisions that prohibit certain political activity by federal employees in the executive branch (commonly referred to as the Hatch Act).

Specifically, the bill (1) increases the maximum period of debarment from federal employment for violations from 5 years to 7 years; (2) increases the maximum civil penalty for violations from $1,000 to $50,000; and (3) explicitly includes the White House and surrounding grounds, including the Rose Garden but excluding the executive residence, as locations in which employees may not engage in political activity.

]]> RNC Act Display Title RNC Act Short Title(s) as Introduced RNC Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Reducing Nefarious Crimes Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the penalties for violating the Hatch Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8111ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8111ih.xml 2020-08-25 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. 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.