To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the probationary period applicable to appointments in the civil service, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 23, 2011 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 67.
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.
- IntroducedApr 8, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the probationary period before an appointment in the competitive civil service or an inital appointment as a supervisor or manager becomes final to be not less than two years. Retains existing probationary requirements for preference eligible individuals (i.e., veterans) initially appointed to positions that exist 180 days after the enactment of this Act.
Requires the head of each agency to ensure that: (1) announcements of vacant positions and offers of appointment clearly state the terms and conditions of the probationary period, (2) individuals who are required to complete probationary periods receive timely notice of performance requirements, and (3) certification of successful completion of a probationary period is made.
Revises the definition of "employee" for purposes of adverse action provisions to mean: (1) an individual who has completed not less than two years (currently, one year) of competitive federal service, or (2) an member of the excepted service who has completed not less than two years of current continuous service in the same or a similar position in an executive agency.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
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 Apr 8, 2011Markup Apr 13, 2011Reported Jun 23, 2011 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2011Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-116.
- Jun 23, 2011Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 67.
- Apr 13, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 13, 2011Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 14.
- Apr 8, 2011Introduced in House
- Apr 8, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 26, 2011H.R. 1470, A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the probationary period applicable to appointments in the civil service, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 13, 2011
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2571.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the probationary period applicable to appointments in the civil service, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2011Reported in House
- Apr 8, 2011Introduced 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.
