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Senate Bill 1887
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 28, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 28, 2017
Latest Action
Feb 5, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1887
Congress
115
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
James Lankford
Oklahoma
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 2017

This bill authorizes expedited hiring for positions in the competitive service.

Federal agencies may appoint recent college graduates or college graduates who were recently discharged from the uniformed service to positions in the competitive service at the GS-11 level or below.

Additionally, federal agencies may make time-limited appointments of college students to positions in the competitive service at the GS-11 level or below. The student may be converted from a time-limited appointment to a permanent appointment, without competition, if the student: (1) has completed the course of study leading to a baccalaureate or graduate degree, and (2) has completed not less than 640 hours of current continuous employment.

Text (2)
Reported to Senate
February 5, 2018
Introduced in Senate
September 28, 2017
Related Bills (2)
Aug 13, 2018
Became Public Law 115-232
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 5515
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Jun 05, 2018
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2987
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (5)
02/05/2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 299.
02/05/2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 115-205.
10/04/2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
09/28/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
09/28/2017
Introduced in Senate
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Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:32 PM
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