HR 696
115th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Introduced: January 24, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill declares that the memorandum titled "Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze" published on January 23, 2017, or any other substantially similar memorandum, executive order, or other action by the President to prevent a department or agent of the federal government from filing vacant federal civilian employee positions or creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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