3.0.0 2869 2023-01-11T13:42:30Z 2023-01-11T13:42:30Z Senate S 2018-05-16 115 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-05-16T20:44:06Z 2018-05-16 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2018-05-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL N C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2018-05-16 True Environmental Protection Congressional oversight Employee hiring Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Water quality Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2018-05-16 Introduced in Senate 2018-06-04T22:32:41Z EPA Special Hiring Authority Transparency Act

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Amendments of 1977 to revise the special hiring authority given to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to appoint up to 30 personnel for positions without regard to the civil service laws. This bill requires the Administrator to notify Congress within 30 days of appointment of personnel under the special hiring authority. The notification must include the appointee's name, title, salary, and a detailed justification explaining why the Administrator determined the appointment was necessary.

]]> EPA Special Hiring Authority Transparency Act Display Title EPA Special Hiring Authority Transparency Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Amendments of 1977 to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report certain hiring to carry out the Safe Drinking Water Act. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced EPA Special Hiring Authority Transparency Act Introduced in Senate 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2869is/xml/BILLS-115s2869is.xml 2018-05-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.