3.0.0 736 2023-01-11T13:19:40Z 2023-01-11T13:19:40Z Senate S S 2009-03-30 111 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-05-19T21:12:45Z ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing ssga03 Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee Hearings by 2009-08-05T17:14:23Z Referred to 2009-06-09T21:11:08Z Reported by 2010-05-12T18:47:42Z Markup by 2009-07-29T14:06:50Z Hearings by 2009-05-07T21:19:57Z Referred to 2009-03-30T16:44:52Z S. Rept. 111-184 2010-05-19 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2010-05-19 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2010-05-19 10:25:46 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2010-05-18 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3947-3948; text as passed Senate: CR S3947-3948) Floor 2010-05-18 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3947-3948; text as passed Senate: CR S3947-3948) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2010-05-12 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 373. Calendars 2010-05-12 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-184. Committee 2010-05-12 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-184. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2009-08-05 ssga03 Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held. Committee 2009-07-29 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2009-06-09 ssga03 Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Committee 2009-05-07 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2009-03-30 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3991-3993) IntroReferral 2009-03-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3991) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2009-03-30 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2009-10-26 False 2009-08-20T04:00:00Z S. 736, Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/41236 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 29, 2009</p> 2009-08-20T04:00:00Z S. 736, Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41236 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 29, 2009 Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Performance measurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2009-03-30 Introduced in Senate 2009-07-10T19:42:57Z Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2009 - Requires the head of each executive agency to develop a strategic workforce plan as part of the agency performance plan, including: (1) hiring projections; (2) strategic human capital planning to address critical skills deficiencies; (3) recruitment strategies to attract highly qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds; and (4) streamlining the hiring process. Requires each agency strategic workforce plan to be submitted to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

Requires: (1) the agency head to target highly qualified applicant pools with diverse backgrounds before posting job announcements and to clearly and prominently display job announcements in strategic locations; and (2) all federal job announcements for competitive positions to be written in plain writing.

Directs the agency head to develop: (1) processes that allow applicants to submit a cover letter, resume, and answers to brief questions to complete an application and that do not require lengthy writing requirements such as knowledge, skills, and ability essays as part of an initial application; (2) mechanisms under which each applicant shall receive timely notification of, or be provided the ability to check, application status; and (3) a plan that requires the agency to fill identified vacancies within 80 calendar days.

Requires: (1) OPM to establish and keep current a comprehensive inventory of individuals seeking employment in the federal government; and (2) each agency to measure the effectiveness of recruiting and hiring.

]]> 35 2010-05-18 Passed Senate amended 2010-08-16T21:48:49Z Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Requires the head of each executive agency (excluding the Government Accountability Office [GAO]) to develop a strategic workforce plan as part of the agency performance plan, to include: (1) hiring projections; (2) strategic human capital planning to address critical skills deficiencies; (3) recruitment strategies to attract highly qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds; (4) streamlining the hiring process; and (5) a specific analysis of the contractor workforce, the need to adjust the balance between work being performed by the federal workforce and the contractor workforce, and the capacity of the agency to manage employees who are not federal employees and are doing the work of the government.

Requires: (1) each agency strategic workforce plan to be submitted to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM); and (2) OPM to develop a government-wide strategic workforce plan based on such agency plans, update it annually, and make it available to the President, Congress, and the public.

(Sec. 4) Requires the agency head to: (1) target highly qualified applicant pools with diverse backgrounds; (2) post job announcements in strategic locations convenient to and accessible by such applicant pools; (3) seek to develop relationships with such applicant pools to develop regular pipelines for high-quality applicants; and (4) post job announcements for a reasonable period of time. Requires job announcements for federal positions to be in plain writing and to include contact information.

(Sec. 5) Directs the agency head to develop processes that: (1) revise its hiring process to create a streamlined and timely system for hiring decisions; (2) allow applicants to submit a cover letter, resume, and answers to brief questions to complete an application and to submit application materials in a variety of formats; (3) do not require provision of personal identifying information unnecessary for the initial review of an applicant, lengthy writing submissions such as knowledge, skills, and ability essays as part of an initial application, or additional material such as an educational transcript, proof of veterans status, or professional certifications unnecessary to complete the hiring process; (4) provide for a valid, job-related assessment to identify the best candidates without placing an unreasonable burden on applicants; (5) include the hiring manager in all parts of the hiring process; and (6) allow an applicant to check or receive timely notification of application status.

(Sec. 6) Requires OPM to establish and keep current a comprehensive inventory of individuals seeking employment in the federal government to be made available to agencies for use in filling vacancies.

(Sec. 7) Requires OPM to develop, and requires agencies to submit to OPM a plan to implement, a training program for human resources professionals to implement this Act.

(Sec. 8) Directs each agency to: (1) develop a plan to reduce the length of the hiring process to not more than an average of 80 calendar days after a vacancy is identified; and (2) report to Congress annually on the average period required to fill jobs and whether such jobs are canceled or reopened.

(Sec. 9) Requires each agency to measure, collect, and submit to OPM annually information on indicators of hiring effectiveness with respect to recruiting and hiring, hiring manager satisfaction, applicant satisfaction, and new hire satisfaction. Requires OPM each year to provide such information in a consistent format to permit a comparison of hiring effectiveness and experience across demographic groups and agencies.

]]> Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2010 Display Title Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for improvements in the Federal hiring process and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2009 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2010 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2010 S Senate Referred in House 2010-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s736rfh/xml/BILLS-111s736rfh.xml Engrossed in Senate 2010-05-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s736es/xml/BILLS-111s736es.xml Reported to Senate 2010-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s736rs/xml/BILLS-111s736rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2009-03-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s736is/xml/BILLS-111s736is.xml 2010-05-19 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.