A bill to guarantee to the civilian employees of the executive branch of the United States the right to have a counsel or representative of his choice present during interrogations which may lead to disciplinary actions and to prevent unwarranted reports from employees concerning their private life.
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Post Office and civil serviceThe career federal workforce, hired by merit and protected from being fired for political reasons. About 2 million people, the vast majority of the executive branch.Read the full definition (opens a new tab).
Guarantees to the civilian employees of any executive department of any executive agency of the United States Government the right to have a counsel or representative of his choice present during interrogations which may lead to disciplinary actions and to prevent unwarranted reports from employees concerning their private lives. Provides for the filing of complaints of violations of this Act with the United States Civil Service Commission which shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this Act. States that nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to prevent the establishment of grievance procedures negotiated by labor organizations and agency managers which may be a substitute to the procedure provided by this Act. Provides judicial review in a United States District Court for any party aggrieved by any final determination or order issued pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on June 13, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on June 13, 1974: Referred to Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
FRANK MOSS (D-UT) introduced it on June 13, 1974. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on June 13, 1974, 19082 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19082 days ago, on June 13, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers