United States · Bill · S
S. 1865 (115th)
A bill to provide temporary direct hire authority for certain emergency response positions.
Introduced
26 September 2017
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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21 April 2025
Summary
This bill provides temporary authority for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to appoint candidates directly to certain emergency response positions, in response to a critical hiring need. HHS must first provide public notice. It may appoint candidates without regard to certain requirements of the competitive rating and ranking process (e.g., application of veterans' preference points).
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 September 2017
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 September 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 September 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1865
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1865