HR 3533 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

To establish occupational series for Federal positions in software development, software engineering, data science, and data management, and for other purposes.

Latest action · Sep 30, 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 25, 2021
  2. Passed HouseSep 30, 2021
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to establish or update existing occupational series for positions in the federal government in the fields of software development, software engineering, data science, and data management.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 312Passed416–9Sep 30, 2021

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 25, 2021.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalMay 25, 2021

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred May 25, 2021Markup Jul 20, 2021
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred Sep 30, 2021

Actions 12

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 30, 2021Considered as unfinished business.
  2. Sep 30, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 9 (Roll no. 312).
  3. Sep 30, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. Sep 30, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  5. Jul 26, 2021Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  6. Jul 26, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3874-3875; text: CR H3874)
  7. Jul 26, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3533.
  8. Jul 26, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  9. Jul 20, 2021Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  10. Jul 20, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  11. May 25, 2021Introduced in House
  12. May 25, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseRecorded votes H5582establishLists H5583Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 3533, establish OPM occupational series for Federal positions in software development, software-engineering, data science, and data management—Sep 30, 2021
HouseDebate and remarks H3874Text printed H3874Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Fred Keller R-PA, Jay Obernolte R-CAJul 26, 2021

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 91, May 25, 2021, page H2668.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4350National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022Related billMar 1, 2022
HR 4985Digital Defense Leadership ActRelated billAug 9, 2021

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish occupational series for Federal positions in software development, software engineering, data science, and data management, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 30, 2021Referred in Senate
  2. Sep 30, 2021Engrossed in House
  3. May 25, 2021Introduced in House

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