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H.R. 2827 114th Congress House

Competitive Service Act of 2015

Official title: To allow additional appointing authorities to select individuals from competitive service certificates, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 18, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jun 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jun 18, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 18, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Competitive Service Act of 2015

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 the certificate of eligibles for filling a position in the competitive service, 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. Sets forth requirements relating to the sharing of certificates, notice, and selection of job applicants.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1580 Identical bill Competitive Service Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 1, 2016
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jun 18, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2827: Competitive Service Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2827/
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"H.R. 2827: Competitive Service Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2827/.
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H.R. 2827, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2827/.
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