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S 2869 115th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Congressional oversight Employee hiring Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Water quality Water use and supply

EPA Special Hiring Authority Transparency Act

Introduced: May 16, 2018 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 16, 2018
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EPA Special Hiring Authority Transparency Act

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Amendments of 1977 to revise the special hiring authority given to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to appoint up to 30 personnel for positions without regard to the civil service laws. This bill requires the Administrator to notify Congress within 30 days of appointment of personnel under the special hiring authority. The notification must include the appointee's name, title, salary, and a detailed justification explaining why the Administrator determined the appointment was necessary.

What's happening now May 16, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2869: EPA Special Hiring Authority Transparency Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2869/
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"S. 2869: EPA Special Hiring Authority Transparency Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2869/.
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S. 2869, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2869/.
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