Plain Language Summary
# MANAGER Act Summary The MANAGER Act would require federal agencies to conduct annual surveys of their managers and publish the results publicly. The survey would cover topics already included in the government's existing employee survey, plus new questions specifically about employee performance and the disciplinary system. The Office of Personnel Management would create standard survey questions that all agencies must use to ensure consistency across government. The bill primarily affects federal agencies and their management workforce.
It aims to gather systematic feedback from managers about how the government operates internally. Agencies would be required to post their survey results on their websites, though agency heads could request exemptions if they believe publishing the results would compromise national security. **Current Status:** The bill is currently in committee and has not yet been voted on by the full House of Representatives.
CRS Official Summary
Manager Attitudes and Notions According to Government Employee Responses Act or the MANAGER ActThis bill requires federal agencies to conduct an annual survey of managers and make the results publicly available.The survey must include the topics covered by the existing annual employee survey and also specified questions related to employee performance and the disciplinary system. The bill directs the Office of Personnel Management to prescribe standard survey questions to be included in all agencies' surveys. The bill requires agencies to post their survey results on agencies' websites unless the agency head determines that doing so would harm national security.
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.