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Revived bills would alter feds’ payment obligations during shutdowns, federal first responders’ pensions

March 6, 2023 Alter, first, payment, would, responders’, federal, during, Revived, bills, Shutdown's, Feds, pensions, obligations0 comment

Lawmakers revived a host of bills this week that would impact the federal workforce, through changes to payments, retirement benefits and more. The Federal Employee Civil Relief Act, for one, would let federal employees and contractors postpone certain types of payments during government shutdowns, or if the government defaults on its debt. Specifically, feds would get a 30-day cushion, after a government shutdown ends, before they would have to make payments on loans and other types of financial obligations. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), who reintroduced the…

Reintroduced bills aim to fix hiring process, Social Security benefits for feds

January 25, 2023 security, Social, benefits, bills, Feds, Process, hiring, Reintroduced0 comment

Lawmakers have teed up two familiar bills that differ in their priorities, but that both have implications for federal employees, as well as retirees from the public sector. The first bill, the Chance to Compete Act, aims to revamp longstanding challenges in the federal hiring process. The House passed the bill Tuesday evening in a vote of 422 to 2. The bipartisan legislation would expand the use of shared assessments among different agencies, in effect trying to expand cross-agency hiring. Also under the legislation, subject matter experts (SMEs) would be…

Bills, amendments linger in Congress with lasting implications for feds

November 26, 2022 Linger, Congress, lasting, bills, Feds, Amendments, Implications0 comment

Lawmakers have until Dec. 16, when the current continuing resolution expires, to pass the rest of the appropriations bills and fund the government next year, but it’s not the only item on the congressional to-do list with big implications for the federal workforce. Many of those additional items are included as amendments under the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2023. There are more than 1,000 amendments to the NDAA, and at least a handful of them have the potential to change the federal hiring process, federal benefits, retirement and…

Jill Biden says bills aren’t footballs to ‘pass or pivot’

February 7, 2022 Pivot, aren't, Jill, footballs, Biden, says, pass, bills0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden went public Monday with her frustration over a political process that she says treats legislation like a football to “pass or pivot” while real people, such as her community college students, continue waiting for assistance that would help them build better futures. “Governing isn’t a … The Washington Times stories: White House

Most-Viewed Bills – Week of November 14, 2021

November 15, 2021 November, Week, bills, 2021, MostViewed0 comment

H.R.3684 – Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R.5376 – Build Back Better Act H.R.1319 – American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R.4350 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.Res.57 – Impeaching Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, for abuse of power by enabling bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors. H.R.69 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 H.Res.774 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5376) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; and for other purposes. H.R.1996…

Analysis | Republicans, Don’t Skip Out on America’s Bills – The Washington Post

September 22, 2021 Republicans, Analysis, Post, Washington, don't, America's, bills, skip0 comment

Analysis | Republicans, Don’t Skip Out on America’s Bills The Washington Post U.S. Senate’s Schumer mulls passing election reform without Republicans Reuters John Cornyn eyes Senate GOP leadership role, says House will flip easier than Senate in midterms The Texas Tribune U.S. House to test Republican roadblock in Tuesday debt-limit vote | amNewYork AMNY Mitch McConnell and the debt limit: Why Republicans might let the US default. Slate View Full Coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News