Bills · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Chance to Compete Act of 2023

Where it stands

  1. Introduced1/9/23
  2. Passed HousePassed 1/24/23
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 422–2 on January 24, 2023 (Roll Call 32 →). Received in the Senate on January 25, 2023. No Senate action since.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 1/24/23Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill. “As amended” means changes written into the motion itself are included.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic205 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Not voting
  • Republican217 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

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.

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Sponsor
Rep. Virginia Foxx ( Republican · NC-5)
Cosponsors
5
Introduced
1/9/23
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2025, it expires when the 118th Congress ends.

All actions (12)
  1. 1/9/23Introduced in House
  2. 1/9/23Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  3. 1/24/23Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H261)
  4. 1/24/23Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  5. 1/24/23Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H258-262)
  6. 1/24/23DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 159.
  7. 1/24/23At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  8. 1/24/23Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H265-266)
  9. 1/24/23Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 2 (Roll no. 32). (text: CR H259-261)
  10. 1/24/23On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 2 (Roll no. 32). (text: CR H259-261)
  11. 1/24/23Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. 1/25/23Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.