Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act, bipartisan legislation to provide death benefits to the families of civil servants who are killed while on official duty. Senator Kyrsten Sinema introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
“For too long, families of… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, released the following statement after President Biden announced a 5.2 percent average pay raise for federal employees in 2024.
“Today’s announcement is great news. While not quite what Senator Schatz and I called for in our FAIR Act, a 5.2… Read more »
Following the release of a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) legal review of the previous administration’s relocation of two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research agencies, U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton, Gerry Connolly, and Don Beyer (all D-VA) released the following statement emphasizing the need for Congress to take up the Conducting Oversight to Secure… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, introduced a bipartisan resolution to honor America’s public servants during Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW), which is celebrated during the first week in May. The resolution is co-led in the House by Congressman Jamie Raskin… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, released the following statement regarding today’s Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) oversight of agencies’ hiring of political appointees into career positions, a practice known as… Read more »
Today, to mark National Infertility Awareness Week, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand and protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) that millions of Americans need to have children, including Senator Duckworth who relied on IVF to have her two daughters. The… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, released the following statement regarding newly released guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on organizational health and performance:
“I applaud the Biden Administration for their thoughtful and deliberate approach to… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, introduced the Office of Personnel Management Reform Act. This bill is the culmination of years of bipartisan… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) introduced the Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure federal firefighters are eligible for the same full and fair retirement benefits as their state and local counterparts.
Every day, federal firefighters put their lives at risk to protect our nation’s most critical assets – including the families, homes, and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Saving the Civil Service Act to protect the federal workforce from politicization and political manipulation. The bipartisan legislation includes and builds on Connolly and Fitzpatrick’s Preventing a Patronage System Act, which passed the House in September 2022. The legislation is cosponsored by… Read more »
