H.R. 3499: Presidential Appointee Accountability Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-26 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Presidential Appointee Accountability Act of 2019

Plain summary

Presidential Appointee Accountability Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) to impose a fine on a presidentially appointed employee against whom the Special Counsel determines disciplinary action should be taken for (1) committing a prohibited personnel practice; (2) violating the provision of any law, rule, or regulation, or engaging in certain other conduct within the jurisdiction of the Special Counsel; or (3) knowingly and willfully refusing or failing to comply with an order of the MSPB. If the Special Counsel determines that such disciplinary action should be taken, the Special Counsel must prepare a written complaint containing such determination and present it to the President. The President shall submit a written response explaining whether the President is taking the recommended disciplinary action and, if not, the reason for not doing so.

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Official text

Presidential Appointee Accountability Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · 7 cosponsors

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Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3499.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3499 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116