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S. 250 · 115th Congress

A bill to prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting any Department of Defense position at, or in support of…

Full title

A bill to prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting any Department of Defense position at, or in support of, a public shipyard.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

4 cosponsors · 4 D

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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)…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 1, 2017

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: 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.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 1, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.