H.R. 5908: Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2016
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H.R. 5908: Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2016
114th Congress · introduced 2016-07-14 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2016-07-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2016
Plain summary
Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2016 or FEAA This bill allows federal agencies, under Office of Personnel Management regulations, to remove certain employees from civil service or to reduce their grade or pay. An employee may appeal within 7 days to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), which must refer the case to an administrative judge to expedite a final decision within 45 days after the MSPB receives the appeal. If the administrative judge cannot reach a decision within 45 days, the removal or reduction becomes final. But the MSPB must explain to Congress why a decision was not issued.
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Official text
Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2016
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · 4 cosponsors
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Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX)
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- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5908.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr5908 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114