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HR 4448 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Employee hiring Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Judges

Administrative Law Judges Competitive Service Restoration Act

Introduced: July 16, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 20, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 20, 2021
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Administrative Law Judges 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.

What's happening now July 20, 2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 17, 2021
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Aug 20, 2021
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 16, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4448: Administrative Law Judges Competitive Service Restoration Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4448/
MLA
"H.R. 4448: Administrative Law Judges Competitive Service Restoration Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4448/.
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H.R. 4448, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4448/.
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[H.R. 4448: Administrative Law Judges Competitive Service Restoration Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4448/)
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