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Building the Next Generation of Federal Employees Act

Introduced: December 1, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
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May 11, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.
May 11, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Dec 1, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Building the Next Generation of Federal Employees Act

This bill expands access to federal internships, provides for an internship preference, and allows for federal agencies to reimburse student interns for expenses.

Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to:

  • establish an internet platform to serve as a centralized resource for federal internship opportunities;
  • carry out a pilot program to engage individuals from underrepresented demographics for possible participation in the civil service;
  • establish the Pathways Program to promote federal employment to students and recent graduates by excepting program participants from competitive service requirements; and
  • establish the Federal Fellowship and Scholarship Center within the OPM to manage all executive branch fellowships and internships.

The bill also increases the number of recent college graduates that an agency head may hire through expedited hiring authority, creates a competitive hiring preference for former interns and fellows, and alllows executive agencies to reimburse student interns for transportation and subsistence expenses.

What's happening now May 11, 2022

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2