Preventing a Patronage System Act or the PPSA Act
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, the President issued an executive order titled Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service. The order places 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 requires any such positions in the excepted service to be reclassified to Schedule F.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-19 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate |
| 2022-09-15 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-15 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 204 (Roll no. 432). (text: CR H7848) | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-15 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-15 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 1339, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hice (GA) Part A amendment No. 1. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-15 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 302. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-15 | Floor | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-15 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1339. (consideration: CR H7848-7857) | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-13 | Floor | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-02 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 352. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-02 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 117-455. | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-25 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 18. | House committee actions |
| 2021-05-25 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2021-01-13 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House floor actions |
| 2021-01-13 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |