MERIT Act

The Republican Study Committee and its 146 members praised the federal workforce overall, but said in its Government Efficiency, Accountability and Reform Task Force report that civil servants' overall compensation is too high. Read more »

The banner and its corresponding website, , encourage members of Congress to support , a bill introduced by Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) which would give all federal agencies the same power the Veterans Administration currently has to expeditiously fire bad employees. Read more »

Rep. Barry Loudermilk’s Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation (MERIT) Act is a huge step in ensuring quality customer service for the American people, streamlining the process and lessening the time it takes to dismiss poor performing or negligent employees. Read more »

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after he reintroduced the Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation (MERIT) Act, H.R. 3348: Read more »

Rep. Loudermilk’s (R-GA) Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation (MERIT) Act is the cure for the waste and abuse currently plaguing our federal agencies. The MERIT Act is a huge step to creating a more efficient and effective government that works for the people, streamlining the process and lessening the time it takes to dismiss poor performing or negligent employees.… Read more »

Rep. Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after his bill, the Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation (MERIT) Act, passed the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: “Recent surveys show that over three-fourths of Americans are either angry or frustrated with the federal government, and an overwhelming majority of our citizens do not believe… Read more »

From the Daily Torch:  "The MERIT Act is finally moving forward. After a passing vote in the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the MERIT Act will be moving onto the House floor in the coming weeks for a vote. Congress can take a major step in answering the people’s calls to 'drain the swamp' by moving forward with this legislation. The only way to drain the swamp is to… Read more »

From Americans for Limited Government:  "Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement urging cosponsors for the MERIT Act by U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) as the organization flew a banner reading FIRETHESWAMP.COMacross the D.C.-Metro area as federal workers commuted to D.C. earning video coverage from Fox 5 DC: " 'In… Read more »

From Breitbart News:  "Americans for Limited Government (ALG) will fly a 'Fire the Swamp' banner over the Washington, DC, Beltway area Thursday morning to raise awareness for legislation that would streamline the process for firing corrupt federal bureaucrats. The banner and its corresponding website, FireTheSwamp.com, encourage members of Congress to support The Merit Act, a… Read more »

From the Daily Torch:  When news broke of employees at the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) putting the lives of veterans at risk with waiting lists to die, the country was outraged. When it became clear that these employees were not being terminated for their failures and mismanagement, Florida Senator Marco Rubio led bipartisan legislation that protected whistleblowers and… Read more »