April 10, 2025
Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Raskin, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Titus, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Tlaib, and Mrs. McIver) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
To require Executive agencies to have employment levels in accordance with the levels for which amounts are appropriated, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Agency Service Quality Act
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Sec. 2. Mandatory employment levels
(a) In general
Section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking Each Executive agency, military department, and the government of the District of Columbia may
and inserting Notwithstanding sections 3104 and 5108, each Executive agency and military department shall
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(b) Noncompliance notice
Not later than seven days after the head of an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) or military department (as defined in section 102 of such title) determines that such Executive agency or military department, as applicable, is unable to comply with the requirement to employ the number of employees of the various classes recognized by chapter 51 of such title in accordance with section 3101 of such title, as amended by subsection (a), such head shall submit to the Committees on Appropriation of the House of Representatives and the Senate and each committee of Congress with jurisdiction over such Executive agency or military department a notice of such noncompliance, including an explanation of the reasons for such determination.