Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2017 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 not later than 45 days after the MSPB receives the appeal. If the administrative judge cannot issue a decision within 45 days, the removal or reduction becomes final. The MSPB must explain to Congress why a decision was not issued within the 45 day period.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative remediesCongressional oversightEmployee performanceGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionMerit Systems Protection Board
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide agency heads with additional authority to discipline Federal employees, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1643| House
| Updated: 3/20/2017
Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2017 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 not later than 45 days after the MSPB receives the appeal. If the administrative judge cannot issue a decision within 45 days, the removal or reduction becomes final. The MSPB must explain to Congress why a decision was not issued within the 45 day period.