H.R. 1293: To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-01 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 236.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 236. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 11, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to submit an annual report to Congress on the use of official time by federal employees. The report must include at a minimum: the total amount of official time granted to employees, the average amount of official time expended per bargaining unit employee, the specific types of activities or purposes for which official time was granted and the impact on agency operations, the total number of employees to whom official time was granted and the number engaged exclusively in activities involving the use of official time, the total amount of compensation (including fringe benefits) afforded to employees granted official time, the total amount of official time spent by employees representing federal employees who are not union members, and a description of any room or space designated at the agency where official time will be conducted. The bill defines "official time" as any period of time granted to a federal employee to perform representational or consultative functions and during which the employee would otherwise be in a duty status.

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Official text

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1293, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by federal employees (2017-03-17); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1293, an act to amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by federal employees (2017-08-07)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1293.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1293 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115