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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 16, 2019
Official Time Reporting Act
This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to report annually to Congress on the use of official time by federal employees. Official time is paid time off from assigned duties to perform labor-management relations activities.
Among other things, the OPM must report on the following:
the total amount of official time granted to employees,
the specific types of activities for which official time was granted, and
the total amount of compensation provided to employees in connection with official time activities.
People & committees
Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] · R–GA
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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