United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2994 (117th)
Accountability for Acting Officials Act
Introduced
4 May 2021
Last action
20 July 2021 · Vote
Status
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
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).
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Timeline
4 May 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Source: IntroReferral
4 May 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 May 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 July 2021
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
20 July 2021
Vote
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 16.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 May 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2994
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2994
- us · 117-hr-2994 · source updated 7 April 2025