H.Res. 431 — Introduced in House

IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 431 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2023Mrs. Bice submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to rename the Office of Diversity and Inclusion as the Office of Talent and Development and to transfer the Office to the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer. 1. Office of Talent and Development (a) Finding The House of Representatives finds that, in order to better serve the American people, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion should be renamed and redirected as the Office of Talent and Development and transferred to the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer as part of a broader centralization of the human resources programs of the House in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer. (b) Renaming and transfer to CAO Clause 4 of rule II of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (e) (1) There is established in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer the Office of Talent and Development. (2) Subject to the oversight of the Chief Administrative Officer, the Office of Talent and Development shall— (A) guide House employing offices with resources to recruit, hire, train, develop, advance, promote, and retain a talented workforce; (B) submit a semi-annual report on its activities to the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration and the chair and ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the Committee on Appropriations; and (C) provide consultation and guidance in furtherance of increasing a talented workforce in the House. . (c) Conforming amendments (1) In general Rule II of the Rules is amended— (A) by striking clause 9; and (B) by redesignating clause 10 as clause 9. (2) Removing direct oversight by Committee on House Administration Clause 4(d)(1)(A) of rule X of the Rules is amended— (A) by striking the Office of Diversity and Inclusion,; and (B) by striking Inspector General, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, inserting Inspector General,. (d) Transition for current staff Any individual serving in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion as of the date of the adoption of this resolution shall be deemed to be serving in the Office of Talent and Development of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives established under clause 4(e)(1) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, as added by subsection (a).