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H.R.4625 / 111th Congress

Civil Service Reform and Government Reorganization Commission Act of 2009

Referred to House Rules

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 9, 2010

Civil Service Reform and Government Reorganization Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Civil Service Reform and Government Reorganization Commission to study and report to the President and Congress on: (1) the federal compensation system; (2) recruiting individuals for the federal workforce; (3) expediting and improving hiring processes; (4) retaining a high-quality federal workforce and providing continuing professional education to maintain the quality of such workforce and ensure the efficient conduct of the government; (5) policies and barriers related to the termination of under-performing workers; (6) the role and oversight of federal contractors and issues related to contractor assumption of federal duties to ensure delineation between functions that are inherently governmental functions and those that are not; (7) the extent to which greater efficiencies can be achieved by the process of attrition; and (8) proposed legislation to implement recommended improvements.

Prohibits the Commission's recommendations from including any provisions which would have the effect of creating any new tax or providing for any increase in a tax rate.

Sets forth expedited procedures for legislation to implement Commission's recommendations.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] · R–TX

Committees

  • Rules Committee
  • Oversight and Government Reform Committee
1 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Referred to House Rules

  2. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.

  3. Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform

  4. Introduced in House

  5. Introduced in House

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