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HR 5218 99th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Armed Forces and National Security Civil service employment Civil service system Federal employees Federal employees and officials National Guard

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that certain individuals be accorded competitive status for purposes of transferring to the competitive service.

Introduced: July 22, 1986 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 29, 1986
Signed by President.
Oct 29, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-586.
Oct 23, 1986
Presented to President.
Oct 22, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 17, 1986
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 17, 1986
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Oct 17, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Oct 10, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Oct 6, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 6, 1986
Received in the Senate.
Oct 6, 1986
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 6, 1986
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Oct 1, 1986
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Oct 1, 1986
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 30, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 19, 1986
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.
Aug 19, 1986
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.
Aug 15, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Jul 22, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jul 22, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that an individual who has served as a National Guard technician for at least three years acquires competitive status for transfer to the competitive service if such individual: (1) is involuntarily separated from service as a technician other than for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency, or voluntarily separates from such service; and (2) passes a noncompetitive examination and transfers to the competitive service within one year after separation as a technician.

What's happening now October 29, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-586.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 22, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5218: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that certain individuals be accorded competitive status for purposes of transferring to the competitive service.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5218/
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"H.R. 5218: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that certain individuals be accorded competitive status for purposes of transferring to the competitive service.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5218/.
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H.R. 5218, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5218/.
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