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H.R.1557

H.R.1557: Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2015

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About This Bill

Introduced March 24, 2015
Latest Major Action July 12, 2016
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Bill Sponsor

Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.)

Bill Cosponsors

4 (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Bill Versions

Reported to Senate - July 12, 2016
Referred in Senate - July 22, 2015
Engrossed in House - July 21, 2015
Reported in House - May 15, 2015
Introduced in House - March 24, 2015

Bill Summary

Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 to: (1) expand disclosure and enforcement requirements relating to findings of acts of discrimination and retaliation in the federal workplace, and (2) amend the sense of Congress provisions of such Act to declare that accountability in the enforcement of federal employee rights is...

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
July 12, 2016	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 556.
July 12, 2016	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-300.
Dec. 9, 2015	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
July 22, 2015	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
July 21, 2015	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
July 21, 2015	Vote in the House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 0 (Roll no. 448). (text: CR H5308-5310)
July 21, 2015	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5314-5315)
July 21, 2015	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
July 21, 2015	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1557.
July 21, 2015	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5308-5312)
July 21, 2015	Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 15, 2015	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 83.
May 15, 2015	Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-117.
March 25, 2015	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
March 25, 2015	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
March 24, 2015	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
March 24, 2015	Introduced in the House by Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.)

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