Senate passes bill to punish those who lie on background checks

The Senate passed a bill Monday that aims to fire federal employees who falsify background checks.

S. 1744, the Security Clearance Accountability, Reform, and Enhancement Act, requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to terminate employees for intentionally affecting the integrity of the background investigations.

{mosads}The bill passed by voice-vote in the Senate and now heads to the House for further action. 

The Senate passed several other measures on Monday. The upper chamber is trying to tie up loose ends before adjourning for the year. A list of bill passed through unanimous consent follows — all of which now go to President Obama’s desk for his signature before becoming law:

– H.R. 2901, the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act, expressing the support of Congress for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Water and Development Strategy and suggests a foreign policy water strategy.

– H.R. 1068, makes National Park Service and Related Programs “positive” law.

– H.R. 2866, the Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins to commemorate the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan’s Boys Town.