HOUSE 2043117th CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 157.

PLUM Act

Last Action: 12/13/2021

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2021-12-13Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 157.
2021-12-13Committee on House Administration discharged.
2021-12-13Committee on House Administration discharged.
2021-11-30House Committee on House Administration Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 10, 2021.
2021-11-01House Committee on House Administration Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 30, 2021.
2021-11-01Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 117-169, Part I.
2021-11-01Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 117-169, Part I.
2021-06-29Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2021-06-29Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2021-03-18Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2021-03-18Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2021-03-18Introduced in House
2021-03-18Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-11-01 (07)

Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act or the PLUM Act

This bill replaces the congressional publication titled United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly known as the PLUM Book, with an online public directory.

The PLUM Book contains personnel information for federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment, including heads of agencies and policy executives. The book is used to identify presidentially appointed positions and is published every four years (after each presidential election) by certain congressional committees.

The bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to publish the information contained in the PLUM Book on a public website in a format that is easily searchable and that otherwise meets certain data standards. Agencies must upload updated information to the website on a monthly basis; OPM must verify the accuracy of the information twice a year in coordination with the White House Office of Presidential Personnel.

The bill terminates publication of the PLUM Book in its current form on January 1, 2024.

Cosponsors (6)

Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
John Sarbanes (D-MD)
ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
KWEISI MFUME (D-MD)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
Joaquin Castro (D-TX)

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Books and print media
Congressional agencies
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Personnel records
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

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