H.R. 2827: Competitive Service Act of 2015
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H.R. 2827: Competitive Service Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-18 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-18 · 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 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Competitive Service Act of 2015
Plain summary
Competitive Service Act of 2015 Authorizes an appointing authority (i.e., a federal agency appointing an individual to a position in the competitive service), other than the appointing authority that requested the certificate of eligibles for filling a position in the competitive service, to select an individual from that certificate for appointment to a position that is: (1) in the same occupational series as the position for which the certificate of eligibles was issued, and (2) at a similar grade level as the original position. Sets forth requirements relating to the sharing of certificates, notice, and selection of job applicants.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Competitive Service Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · 2 cosponsors
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Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2827.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr2827 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114