Skip to main content
H.R. 1442 115th Congress House

Public Service Federal Eligibility Protection Act of 2017

Official title: To extend the period of eligibility for non-competitive appointment of Peace Corps and VISTA volunteers and certain overseas employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 9, 2017 Introduced by: Stephen F. Lynch Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmployee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementNational and community service
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Peace CorpsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 9, 2017
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action March 9, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Service Federal Eligibility Protection Act of 2017

This bill extends the eligibility for non-competitive appointment of any individual provided under Executive Order 11103 (relating to non-competitive appointment of eligible Peace Corps volunteers) or Executive Order 12721 (relating to non-competitive appointment of certain overseas employees), or of a VISTA volunteer under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, by the number of days that such eligibility coincides with any federal hiring freeze.

The bill defines "federal hiring freeze" to mean the memorandum titled "Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze" published on January 23, 2017, or any other substantially similar presidential action to prevent a federal agency from filling vacant federal civilian employee positions or creating new positions.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 24, 2017
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 3, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 3, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 9, 2017
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1442: Public Service Federal Eligibility Protection Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1442/
MLA
"H.R. 1442: Public Service Federal Eligibility Protection Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1442/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1442, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1442/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1442: Public Service Federal Eligibility Protection Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1442/)
Report a problem