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S. 1591 114th Congress Senate

Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant pe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 25, 2015 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Department of the InteriorGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementTemporary and part-time employment
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Jun 17, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 17, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 17, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act of 2015

Makes an employee of a land management agency serving under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency or any other agency if: (1) the original appointment was competitive, (2) the employee has served under one or more time-limited appointments totaling more than 24 months without a break of two or more years, and (3) the employee's performance has been at an acceptable level.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1531 Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
  • S 1522 Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 25, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1591: Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1591/
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"S. 1591: Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1591/.
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S. 1591, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1591/.
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