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HR 4430 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Department of Health and Human Services Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

To provide temporary direct hire authority for certain emergency response positions.

Introduced: November 16, 2017 Introduced by: Bilirakis, Gus M. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Nov 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 16, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Nov 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill provides temporary authority for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to appoint candidates directly to certain emergency response positions, in response to a critical hiring need.

HHS must first provide public notice. It may appoint candidates without regard to certain requirements of the competitive rating and ranking process (e.g., application of veterans' preference points).

What's happening now November 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4430: To provide temporary direct hire authority for certain emergency response positions.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4430/
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"H.R. 4430: To provide temporary direct hire authority for certain emergency response positions.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4430/.
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H.R. 4430, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4430/.
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