H.R. 6689 · 116th Congress
Accountability for Acting Officials Act
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This bill makes a series of changes with respect to the appointment, tenure, and qualifications of acting officials of executive agencies.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 1, 2020
Accountability for Acting Officials Act
This bill makes a series of changes with respect to the appointment, tenure, and qualifications of acting officials of executive agencies.
Among other things, the bill specifies that, for a position that requires an appointment by the President (by and with the advice and consent of the Senate),
- the first assistant to the office may temporarily fill the position only if the individual has been the first assistant for at least 30 days during the preceding year;
- an officer or employee of the agency who is directed by the President to temporarily fill the position may only do so if the officer or employee has served at the agency for at least the entire preceding year (rather than 90 days); and
- an individual who is a presidential appointee and is directed by the President to temporarily fill the position, including an acting Inspector General, must possess the requisite qualifications for the position as provided by law or regulation.
The bill also limits the tenure of acting heads of agencies to no more than 120 days (rather than 210 days).
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Accountability for Acting Officials Act
Latest action (May 1, 2020): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: May 1, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.