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H.R. 7413 119th Congress House

HIRE DEA Act

Official title: To provide direct hire authority to the Attorney General for purposes of appointing qualified candidates to positions in the Drug Enforcement Administration to… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide direct hire authority to the Attorney General for purposes of appointing qualified candidates to positions in the Drug Enforcement Administration to work in locations deemed necessary by the Attorney General to support the Administration's mission, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 9, 2026 Introduced by: Vince Fong Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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All 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Kiley, Kevin
California · Feb 9, 2026
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Knott, Brad
North Carolina · Feb 9, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7413: HIRE DEA Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7413/
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"H.R. 7413: HIRE DEA Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7413/.
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H.R. 7413, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7413/.
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[H.R. 7413: HIRE DEA Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7413/)
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