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To allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least 2 years, and whose service is rated fully successful or higher throughout…

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To allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least 2 years, and whose service is rated fully successful or higher throughout that time, to be converted to a permanent appointment in the competitive service.

Introduced: March 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 36 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 2010
Signed by President.
Oct 5, 2010
Became Public Law No: 111-252.
Sep 28, 2010
Presented to President.
Sep 23, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 23, 2010
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H6963-6964)
Sep 23, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1517.
Sep 23, 2010
Mr. Thompson (MS) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H6963-6965)
Sep 23, 2010
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H6963-6964)
Sep 23, 2010
Cleared for White House.
Aug 6, 2010
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 5, 2010
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6978; text: CR S6978)
Aug 5, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6978; text: CR S6978)
Aug 5, 2010
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 516.
Aug 5, 2010
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-248.
Jul 28, 2010
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 16, 2009
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 15, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 15, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 414 - 1 (Roll no. 972). (text: CR H14887-14888)
Dec 15, 2009
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H14901-14902)
Dec 15, 2009
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Cuellar objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Dec 15, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1517.
Dec 15, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14887-14890)
Dec 15, 2009
Mr. Cuellar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 14, 2009
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Dec 14, 2009
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 111-373, Part I.
Dec 14, 2009
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 218.
Nov 17, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 17, 2009
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 22, 2009
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jul 22, 2009
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 26, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Mar 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 16, 2009
Introduced in House
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to House Homeland Security
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Dec 15, 2009 House · vote #972 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 414–1 See who voted →
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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 5, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Authorizes the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to convert an employee serving under an overseas limited appointment for at least two years of current continuous service, whose service is rated at least fully successful throughout that time, to a permanent appointment in the competitive service.

Directs the United States to: (1) indemnify and hold such individual whose appointment is converted harmless from any claim arising from any event, act, or omission that arises from the exercise of such individual's official duties; and (2) provide to such individual (including any dependents) services and monetary payments which are equivalent to those provided to other CBP employees in similar positions in the same country of assignment and for which such individual was not eligible by reason of such individual's overseas limited appointment.

Directs the Commissioner to implement such a conversion in a manner that: (1) meets the operational needs of the CBP; and (2) is not disruptive to the employees affected.

Provides that: (1) nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the pay of any individual for services performed before the date of his or her conversion; and (2) the authority of the Commissioner to convert an employee under this Act shall terminate two years after enactment.

What's happening now October 5, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-252.

 Bill text 8 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 19, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1517: To allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least 2 years, and whose service is rated fully successful or higher throughout that time, to be converted to a permanent appointment in the competitive service.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1517/
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"H.R. 1517: To allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least 2 years, and whose service is rated fully successful or higher throughout that time, to be converted to a permanent appointment in the competitive service.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1517/.
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H.R. 1517, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1517/.
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