H.R. 533: Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-06 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act

Plain summary

Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act - Makes an employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency if the original appointment was competitive, totaled a period of at least 24 months, and the employee's performance was satisfactory. Requires such an employee's appointment to a full-time position, if such a position is offered and the employee agrees to such employment, if the original position stated that there was the potential for the position to become permanent.

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Official text

Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · 31 cosponsors

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Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Tom Cole (R-OK), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Steve Daines (R-MT), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Austin Scott (R-GA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Peter Welch (D-VT)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr533.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr533 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113