About the bill
H.R. 378 allows federal agencies to pay cash awards to employees who report waste, and increases the maximum amount payable from $10,000 to $20,000. Agency heads, employees serving at level one of the Executive Schedule, employees within the Office of the Inspector General, and commissioners, board members, or other voting members of an independent board or organization would not qualify. In addition, the bill sets up a procedure where wasteful spending identified by employees can be sent to the President for potential inclusion in proposals to Congress to rescind funding for the spending in question.
Under current law, only Inspectors General can pay bonuses to federal employees who identify waste, fraud, or mismanagement of funds. Awards of $10,000 or an amount equal to 1% of the agency’s cost savings, whichever …
Sponsor and status
Charles “Chuck” Fleischmann
Sponsor. Representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district. Republican.
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on October 11, 2017 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“RELEASE: House Passes Fleischmanns Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017”
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Rep. Charles “Chuck” Fleischmann [R-TN3]
(Sponsor)
on Oct 11, 2017
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - Help for deported vets”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
on Oct 15, 2017
“The Week Ahead - scheduled votes, committee action and other important notes for the week of October 10, 2017”
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Rep. David Young [R-IA3, 2015-2018]
on Oct 10, 2017
History
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Sep 15, 2016
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
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Jan 9, 2017
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Introduced
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Jul 19, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Oct 10, 2017
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Reported by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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Oct 11, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jan 10, 2019
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 454 (116th). |
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Jan 4, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 103 (117th). |
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Jan 10, 2023
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 249. |
H.R. 378 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 378. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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