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Proposed Legislation

Bringing Travel Budgets ‘Back to Reality’

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApril 23, 2012 5:18 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

Congressman Dennis Ross (R-FL) has introduced legislation in response to the GSA conference spending scandal that aims to “bring federal travel budgets back to reality.”

Congressman Seeks to Cut Lawmakers’ Pay

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApril 21, 2012 10:56 AM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS) has introduced legislation that would cut pay of members of Congress by five percent and also eliminate future cost of living adjustments.

Congressman Introduces Legislation in Response to GSA Conference Scandal

By FedSmith.comApril 21, 2012 10:36 AM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) has introduced legislation in response to the lavish conferences hosted by GSA.

Pay Your Taxes, or Be Confined to These United States

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApril 5, 2012 2:39 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

A provision buried inside of a federal highway bill would authorize denial, revocation, or limitation of passports of individuals who are seriously tax delinquent.

RSC Budget Would Increase Pension Contributions

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMarch 28, 2012 9:18 AM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

The Republican Study Committee has released a budget blueprint for FY 2013 which would mandate increased pension contributions for all federal workers rather than just new hires.

Legislation Would Merge EPA and DOE

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMarch 26, 2012 8:50 AM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) plans to introduce legislation that would consolidate the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency into a new single agency which would be called the Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE).

Passenger Advocates Would Help Those Treated ‘Inappropriately’ by TSA

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMarch 19, 2012 5:40 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have introduced legislation that would create passenger advocates at the busiest airports in the country to be a go-to for passengers who feel they have been treated “inappropriately” by the TSA.

Legislation Would Force Ethics Probe for Tax Delinquent Feds

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMarch 19, 2012 8:56 AM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) has been promoting the legislation he introduced in March that would require members of Congress as well as federal employees to disclose their delinquent federal or state tax liabilities. Anyone doing so would automatically trigger an ethics investigation as to the source of the problem.

Bill Would Cap Contractor Salaries at $400k

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMarch 16, 2012 4:17 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have introduced legislation that would cap the reimbursement limit of government contractors’ salaries to the same as the President’s salary: $400,000.

Medicare Reform Plan Would Enroll All Seniors in FEHBP

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMarch 15, 2012 9:29 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

A group of Senators have introduced legislation that would implement a fix for Medicare by enrolling all senior citizens in the same health care plan as used by members of Congress and all federal employees.

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