Bill113th Congress

H.R. 1660

Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2013

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Introduced
Apr 19, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest Action
Aug 1, 2013

Sponsor

Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]

Democrat·TX-28
Bioguide ID: C001063
First Name: Henry
Last Name: Cuellar
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Cosponsors
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Committees
12
Actions
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Amendments
1
Related Bills
8
Subjects
2
Summaries
4
Titles
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Bill Details

Update Date
Jan 11, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
1,660
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Apr 19, 2013
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Is Law
No
Aug 1, 2013IntroReferral

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

Source: Senate

Jul 31, 2013FloorH38310

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Source: House floor actions

Jul 31, 2013FloorH37300

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5207-5208)

Source: House floor actions

Jul 31, 2013Floor8000

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5207-5208)

Source: Library of Congress

Jul 31, 2013FloorH8D000

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1660.

Source: House floor actions

Jul 31, 2013FloorH30000

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5207-5209)

Source: House floor actions

Jul 31, 2013FloorH30300

Mr. Meadows moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Source: House floor actions

Jul 24, 2013Committee

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Source: House committee actions

Jul 24, 2013Committee

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Source: House committee actions

Apr 19, 2013IntroReferralH11100

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Apr 19, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H

Introduced in House

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Apr 19, 2013IntroReferral1000

Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Apr 19, 20130

Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop government-wide standards for customer service delivery, which shall be included in the Federal Government Performance Plan. Requires such standards to include: (1) government-wide goals for continuous service improvements and efforts to modernize service delivery; and (2) government-wide target response times for telephone calls, electronic mail, mail, benefit processing, and payments.

Directs: (1) the Chief Performance Officer for each executive agency to establish customer service standards in accordance with such government-wide standards, which shall be included in Agency Performance Plans; (2) the Performance Improvement Officer for each agency to collect information from customers of the agency regarding the quality of customer service provided; and (3) the Director to include agency achievements in meeting such standards and customer service performance measures in each required update on agency performance.

Requires: (1) the Director to establish a two-year Service Improvement Unit Pilot Program to provide assistance to agencies that do not meet such government-wide standards, and (2) the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to provide administrative and other support to implement such Program.

Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to: (1) submit to Congress and the Comptroller General (GAO) and issue publicly every month a report on information submitted by each federal agency regarding its employees who are retiring and pending applications for retirement benefits, (2) establish a timetable for completion of OPM's retirement systems modernization project and a deadline by which all federal payroll processing entities will electronically transmit all personnel data to OPM, and (3) include in each annual budget request a statement on OPM's progress in completing such project and resources needed to implement it.

Passed House amended· Jul 31, 201336

Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop government-wide standards for customer service delivery, which shall be included in the Federal Government Performance Plan. Requires such standards to include: (1) government-wide goals for continuous service improvements and efforts to modernize service delivery; and (2) government-wide target response times for telephone calls, electronic mail, mail, benefit processing, and payments.

Directs: (1) the Performance Improvement Officer for each executive agency to establish customer service standards in accordance with such government-wide standards, which shall be included in agency performance plans; (2) the Director of OMB to establish a Customer Service Feedback Pilot Program which shall include participation by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and two additional agencies to collect information from agency customers on the quality of customer service provided; and (3) the Director to include agency achievements in meeting customer service performance standards in each required update on agency performance.

Requires: (1) compliance with customer service standards developed under this Act to be included in agency employee appraisal systems, (2) the Director of OMB to establish a two-year Service Improvement Unit Pilot Program to provide assistance to agencies that do not meet such government-wide customer service standards, and (3) the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to provide administrative and other support to implement such Program.

Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to: (1) submit to Congress and the Comptroller General (GAO) and issue publicly every month a report on information submitted by each federal agency about its employees who are retiring and pending applications for retirement benefits, (2) establish a timetable for completion of OPM's customer-focused retirement processing system and a deadline by which all federal payroll processing entities will electronically transmit all personnel data to OPM, and (3) include in each OPM annual budget request a statement on progress in completing its customer-focused retirement processing system.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Senate· Standing

Oversight and Accountability Committee

House· Standing
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightConsumer affairsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Performance measurement

Referred in Senate

Aug 1, 2013

Engrossed in House

Jul 31, 2013

Introduced in House

Apr 19, 2013

Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2013 — Informed