HR 159 · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Chance to Compete Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-01-09· Sponsored by Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2023-01-25)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2023-01-24
Roll #32
Yea 422Nay 2
Democrats
205 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
217 Yea·2 Nay
PassedHouse · 2023-01-24
Roll #32
Yea 422Nay 2
Democrats
205 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
217 Yea·2 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 a…

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Cosponsors (5)

3 Democrats2 Republicans