United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 356 (117th)
Federal HIRE Act
Introduced
19 January 2021
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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Summary
Federal Hiring Improvement Reform and Enforcement Act or the Federal HIRE Act This bill provides direct-hire authority to federal agencies for purposes of filling positions in the competitive service for which there is a severe shortage of candidates, as determined by the agency. Direct-hire authority is an expedited hiring authority that currently may be issued by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to fill positions in the competitive service for which there is a critical hiring need or severe shortage of candidates. OPM may issue such authority to agencies upon written request or upon an independent assessment that there is a critical hiring need or severe shortage of candidates for specific positions.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 January 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 January 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 19 January 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/356
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/356