United States · Bill · S
S. 2918 (114th)
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.
Introduced
10 May 2016
Last action
10 May 2016 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
This bill allows otherwise eligible employees of a land management agency serving under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service to compete for a permanent appointment in the competitive service: (1) at that agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency's workforce under merit promotion procedures, or (2) at any agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under its merit promotion procedures. A former employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment and who otherwise meets applicable requirements shall be deemed a time-limited employee of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated.
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Timeline
10 May 2016
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
10 May 2016
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 10 May 2016 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.
- related to → National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2918
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2918
- us · 114-s-2918 · source updated 6 December 2025