HR 490 United States House · 117th Congress

DHS MORALE Act

Summary

Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2021 or the DHS MORALE Act This bill addresses workforce morale at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill expands the duties of the Chief Human Capital Officer to address morale, including through leader development and employee engagement, maintaining a catalogue of available employee development opportunities, and issuing a DHS-wide employee engagement action plan. DHS (1) must establish an employee engagement steering committee, and (2) may establish an annual employee award program. DHS shall report to the congressional homeland security committees regarding the impacts of the lapse in appropriations between December 22, 2018, and January 25, 2019, on (1) DHS human resources operations; (2) DHS's ability to meet hiring benchmarks; and (3) retention, attrition, and morale of DHS personnel.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Jan 25, 2021 Last action Apr 22, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Apr 22, 2021

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

upper

Apr 20, 2021

Lower · Passed

Pursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 330, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 367; H.R. 370; H.R. 396; H.R. 397, as amended; H.R. 408; H.R. 490; H.R. 965, as amended; H.R. 1251, as amended; H.R. 1395; H.R. 1491; H.R. 1528; H.R. 1532; H.R. 1565; H.R. 1602; and H.R. 2523, as amended; and the following resolution was agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 124, as amended. (consideration: CR H1979-1994; text: CR H1982-1984)

lower

Apr 20, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 330, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 367; H.R. 370; H.R. 396; H.R. 397, as amended; H.R. 408; H.R. 490; H.R. 965, as amended; H.R. 1251, as amended; H.R. 1395; H.R. 1491; H.R. 1528; H.R. 1532; H.R. 1565; H.R. 1602; and H.R. 2523, as amended; and the following resolution was agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 124, as amended.(consideration: CR H1979-1994; text: CR H1982-1984)

lower

Jan 26, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.

lower

Jan 25, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

lower

Jan 25, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors