H.R. 914: Federal Internship Improvement Act
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H.R. 914: Federal Internship Improvement Act
112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-03 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Federal Internship Improvement Act
Plain summary
Federal Internship Improvement Act - Directs the head of each federal agency operating an internship program to appoint an internship coordinator within the agency. Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to make publicly available on the Internet: (1) the coordinator's name and contact information and information regarding application procedures and deadlines for the program, and (2) links to the websites where such information is displayed. Requires OPM to establish a centralized electronic database that contains the names, contact information, and relevant skills of individuals who have completed or are nearing completion of an internship program and are currently seeking full-time federal employment. Requires the agency operating an internship program to conduct an exit interview, and administer a survey, with each intern who completes the program.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Federal Internship Improvement Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · 8 cosponsors
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Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr914.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr914 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112