A bill to prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting any Department of Defense position at, or in support of, a public shipyard.
Latest action · Feb 1, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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 1, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill declares that the memorandum titled "Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze" published on January 23, 2017, or any other action by the President to prevent a department or agency from filling vacant civilian employee positions or creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect to any Department of Defense (DOD) civilian position under which an employee performs a DOD function at a public shipyard or a DOD function that directly supports a public shipyard.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 1, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Feb 1, 2017 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Feb 1, 2017 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Feb 1, 2017 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 1, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 1, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 742 | To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting any Department of Defense position at, or in support of, a public shipyard. | Identical bill | Jan 30, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting any Department of Defense position at, or in support of, a public shipyard.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Defense spending
- Department of Defense
- Employee hiring
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Military facilities and property
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2017Introduced in Senate
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