Bill > S2727

This bill, the Advice and Consent Act, aims to limit the ability of the Deputy Secretary of Labor to serve as the Secretary of Labor indefinitely. Specifically, the bill amends an existing law to state that if the Deputy Secretary is performing the duties of the Secretary due to a vacancy, they may only continue doing so for 210 days after the President nominates an individual to the position of Secretary. After that, the President must direct another officer to perform the Secretary's functions temporarily in an acting capacity. This provision would apply to any Deputy Secretary already serving as the acting Secretary prior to the bill's enactment.