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A bill to amend section 3116 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the applicability of the appointment limitations for students appointed under the expedited hiring authority for post-secondary…

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A bill to amend section 3116 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the applicability of the appointment limitations for students appointed under the expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students.

Introduced: July 18, 2019 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Oct 15, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 241.
Oct 15, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment. With written report No. 116-129.
Jul 24, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jul 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill revises a provision that limits the authority of an agency to appoint, through expedited hiring authority, post-secondary students to an agency position at the GS-11 level. Further, the bill authorizes an agency to grant paid leave for up to (1) 20 days of rest and recuperation to a civilian employee serving in a combat zone or other high risk, high threat post; and (2) 5 days to a civilian employee serving in a foreign area for local holidays observed in such area.

What's happening now October 15, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 241.

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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2169: A bill to amend section 3116 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the applicability of the appointment limitations for students appointed under the expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2169/
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"S. 2169: A bill to amend section 3116 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the applicability of the appointment limitations for students appointed under the expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2169/.
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S. 2169, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2169/.
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[S. 2169: A bill to amend section 3116 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the applicability of the appointment limitations for students appointed under the expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2169/)
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