HOUSE 657115th CongressBecame Public Law No: 115-40.

Follow the Rules Act

Last Action: 6/14/2017

Actions

2017-06-14Became Public Law No: 115-40.
2017-06-14Became Public Law No: 115-40.
2017-06-14Signed by President.
2017-06-14Signed by President.
2017-06-02Presented to President.
2017-06-02Presented to President.
2017-05-26Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2017-05-25Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2017-05-25Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2017-05-25Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3226-3227)
2017-05-25Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3226-3227)
2017-05-02Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2017-05-01Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-05-01On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 239). (text: CR H2983)
2017-05-01Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 239).(text: CR H2983)

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CRS Summary

As of 2017-06-14 (49)

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 29, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Follow the Rules Act

(Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.

Cosponsors (11)

Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Mark Meadows (R-NC)
Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
Tom Cole (R-OK)
Jim Costa (D-CA)
Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
Blake Farenthold (R-TX)
John Delaney (D-MD)
Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Employee performance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Became law: Pub. L. 115-40

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