H.R. 4906To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor: Gerald Connolly [D-VA-11]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Republican
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Committees: Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jun 8, 2016 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

IntroducedApr 12, 2016
Passed the HouseJun 7, 2016
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

This bill allows otherwise eligible employees of a land management agency serving under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service to compete for a permanent appointment in the competitive service: (1) at such agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency's workforce under merit promotion procedures, or (2) at any agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under its merit promotion procedures.

A former employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment and who otherwise meets applicable requirements shall be deemed a time-limited employee of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4906 as passed House without amendment on Jun 7, 2016. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 270

House Jun 7, 2016

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes

Passed · Two-thirds required

363 Yea 0 Nay 70 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members433 members

Democratic188 members

Republican245 members

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Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 4906 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

RMark Meadows [R-NC-11]Original

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H.R. 4906To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 270

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

H.R. 4906To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 270

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

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