Legislation that attacks the use of official time could come to the House floor at any time.
One specific bil l NATCA has been following is H.R. 1364, the Official Time Reform Act of
2017, which was introduced by Rep. Jody Hice (R - GA). This legislation would prohibit
some federal employees from counting time spent on official time as creditable service
under the C ivil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and Federal Employees Retirement
Systems (FERS). This legislation has already passed the House Oversight &
Government Reform Committee, meaning it could come to the House floor at any time
for a vote. In order for this legislation to become law, it would need to pass the House,
Senate, and be signed by President Trump. NATCA GA staff has been actively lobbying
against this legislation and continues to closely monitoring its movement.
LEGISLATIVE WATCHLIST
In addition to executive actions from President Trump, Congress is already working to
advance anti - federal employee bills. With Republicans officially in control of the House,
Senate, and White House, the number of proposals that would negatively impact federal
employ ees will rise. GA staff has been and will continue preparing to fight these
proposals.
