House Bill 696
115th Congress(2017-2018)
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 24, 2017
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Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
696
Congress
115
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Kurt Schrader
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill declares that the memorandum titled "Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze" published on January 23, 2017, or any other substantially similar memorandum, executive order, or other action by the President to prevent a department or agent of the federal government from filing vacant federal civilian employee positions or creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
January 24, 2017
01/24/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
01/24/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
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Jan 11, 2023 1:34:16 PM