Civil Service Reform Commission Act of 2008
Latest action · Mar 6, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Civil Service Reform Commission Act of 2008 - Establishes the Civil Service Reform Commission to study and report to the President and Congress on: (1) the federal compensation system; (2) recruiting individuals for the federal workforce; (3) expediting and improving hiring processes; (4) retaining a high-quality federal workforce and providing continuing professional education to maintain the quality of such workforce; (5) policies and barriers related to the termination of under-performing workers; (6) the role and oversight of federal contractors and issues related to contractor assumption of traditionally federal duties; and (7) proposed legislation to implement recommended improvements.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2008 |
| Information Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2008 | |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
- Feb 14, 2008Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2008Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-131 | PROMOTING THE USE OF ORPHAN WORKS: BALANCING THE INTERESTS OF COPYRIGHT OWNERS AND USERS178 pages | Judiciary Committee | Mar 13, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Civil Service Reform Commission.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Civil Service Reform Commission Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Civil service reform
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuing education
- Dismissal of employees
- Education
- Employee selection
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal employees
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Labor and Employment
- Legislation
- Privatization
- Productivity in government
- Recruiting of employees
- Salaries
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
