A bill to allow additional appointing authorities to select individuals from competitive service certificates.
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on February 29, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Competitive Service Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes an appointing authority (i.e., a federal agency appointing an individual to a position in the competitive service), other than the appointing authority that requested a certificate of eligibles for filling a position, to select an individual from that certificate for appointment to a position that is: (1) in the same occupational series as the position for which the certificate of eligibles was issued, and (2) at a similar grade level as the original position. The appointing authority must select an individual from the certificate of eligibles within 240 days after the issuance of the certificate. The bill sets forth further requirements relating to the sharing of certificates by agencies, notice to agency employees of available positions, and alternative ranking and selection procedures for job applicants.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-367.
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-367.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 280.
Mr. Hice, Jody B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1031-1033)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1580.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1031-1032)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1031-1032)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Enacted as Public Law 114-137
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Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1349)
Senate agreed to House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1349)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 114-137.
Became Public Law No: 114-137.