DHS MORALE Act
USA116th CongressHR-1433| House
| Updated: 4/2/2019
Bennie G. Thompson
Democratic Representative
Mississippi
Cosponsors (5)
Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 or the DHS MORALE Act This bill addresses workforce morale at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill expands the duties of the Chief Human Capital Officer to address morale, including through leader development and employee engagement, maintaining a catalogue of available employee development opportunities, and issuing a DHS-wide employee engagement action plan. DHS (1) must establish an employee engagement steering committee, and (2) may establish an annual employee award program. DHS shall report to the congressional homeland security committees regarding the impacts of the lapse in appropriations between December 22, 2018, and January 25, 2019, on (1) DHS human resources operations; (2) DHS's ability to meet hiring benchmarks; and (3) retention, attrition, and morale of DHS personnel.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 12.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-26.
Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (considered: CR H2927-2929)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1433.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2927-2928)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2927-2928)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDue process and equal protectionEmployee performanceEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigations
DHS MORALE Act
USA116th CongressHR-1433| House
| Updated: 4/2/2019
Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 or the DHS MORALE Act This bill addresses workforce morale at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill expands the duties of the Chief Human Capital Officer to address morale, including through leader development and employee engagement, maintaining a catalogue of available employee development opportunities, and issuing a DHS-wide employee engagement action plan. DHS (1) must establish an employee engagement steering committee, and (2) may establish an annual employee award program. DHS shall report to the congressional homeland security committees regarding the impacts of the lapse in appropriations between December 22, 2018, and January 25, 2019, on (1) DHS human resources operations; (2) DHS's ability to meet hiring benchmarks; and (3) retention, attrition, and morale of DHS personnel.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 12.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-26.
Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (considered: CR H2927-2929)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1433.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2927-2928)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2927-2928)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Bennie G. Thompson
Democratic Representative
Mississippi
Cosponsors (5)
Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Government Operations and Politics
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
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Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDue process and equal protectionEmployee performanceEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigations