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S 3387 115th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics

A bill to restore administrative law judges to the competitive service.

Introduced: August 23, 2018 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Aug 23, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Aug 23, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill revises provisions that govern the appointment of administrative law judges.

Specifically, it provides that administrative law judges: (1) serve in positions in the competitive service, and (2) must be appointed by the head of a federal agency.

What's happening now August 23, 2018

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 11, 2018
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Aug 23, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3387: A bill to restore administrative law judges to the competitive service.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3387/
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