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H.R. 2429 116th Congress House

ALJ Competitive Service Restoration Act

Official title: To restore administrative law judges to the competitive service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative remediesEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementJudges
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May 1, 2019
Introduced in House
May 1, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 Latest action May 1, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

ALJ Competitive Service Restoration Act

This bill makes administrative law judge (ALJ) positions part of the competitive service and otherwise modifies the process for the appointment of ALJs, including by establishing certain minimum qualifications and conditions of employment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2348 ALJ Competitive Service Restoration Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5 Republican 3
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 7, 2019
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 1, 2019
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · May 1, 2019
Davis, Rodney
· May 1, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 1, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 1, 2019
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 1, 2019
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 1, 2019
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 1, 2019
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 1, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2429: ALJ Competitive Service Restoration Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2429/
MLA
"H.R. 2429: ALJ Competitive Service Restoration Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2429/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2429, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2429/.
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[H.R. 2429: ALJ Competitive Service Restoration Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2429/)
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