118th Congress (2023–2025) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
This page covers HR159 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR159 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2023-01-24: Passed |
| Latest action | 2023-01-25: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| Policy area | Government Operations and Politics |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Chance to Compete Act of 2023 This bill modifies examination requirements and other components of the federal hiring process for positions in the competitive service. Specifically, the bill provides that a qualifying examination includes a résumé review that is conducted by a subject matter expert. Additionally, beginning two years after the bill's enactment, the bill prohibits examinations from consisting solely of a self-assessment from an automated examination, a résumé review that is not conducted by a subject matter expert, or any other method of assessing an applicant's experience or education; an agency may waive these requirements when necessary but must report any such waivers and may not use waivers to fill more than 10% of agency positions. Agencies may use subject matter experts to develop position-specific technical assessments that allow applicants to demonstrate job-related skills, abilities, and knowledge; assessments may include structured interviews, work-related exercises, procedures to measure career-related qualifications and interests, or other similar assessments. The bill also allows agencies to establish talent teams to support and improve hiring practices. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must create online platforms through which agencies may share and customize technical assessments and share the résumés of qualifying applicants. The OPM must also create online platforms with information about (1) the types of assessments used and hiring outcomes, (2) educational requirements for certain positions…
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Census and government statistics, Computers and information technology, Congressional oversight, Employee hiring, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Government information and archives, Government studies and investigations, Internet, web applications, social media, Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-24 | House | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Passed | 353 | 1 | 8 | Official tally |
HR159 (Chance to Compete Act of 2023) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5].
On 2023-01-25: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
1 recorded vote in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2023-01-24, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.