HR 302 United States House · 117th Congress

PPSA Act of 2021

Summary

Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021 or the PPSA Act of 2021 This bill prohibits executive agency positions in the competitive service from being placed in the excepted service, unless such positions are placed in Schedules A through E as in effect on September 30, 2020. The bill also prohibits positions in the excepted service from being placed in any schedule other than the aforementioned schedules. On October 21, 2020, former President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service . The order placed executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, under a new schedule in the excepted service (Schedule F) instead of the competitive service. The order also required any such positions in the excepted service to be reclassified to Schedule F. The order was revoked by President Joe Biden on January 22, 2021.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Sep 2022

House Passage

Sep 2022

Senate Passage

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Introduced Jan 13, 2021 Last action Sep 19, 2022

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Sep 19, 2022

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

upper

Sep 15, 2022

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 204 (Roll no. 432). (text: CR H7848)

lower

Sep 15, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 204 (Roll no. 432).

lower

Sep 15, 2022

Introduced

DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 1339, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hice (GA) Part A amendment No. 1.

lower

Sep 13, 2022

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1339 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 302, H.R. 2988 and H.R. 8326. Rule provides for one hour of general debate each for H.R. 302, H.R. 2988, and H.R. 8326. Rule also provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.

lower

Sep 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 117-455.

lower

May 25, 2021

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 18.

lower

May 25, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Jan 13, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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Jan 13, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 16 co-sponsors