H.R. 1470 (112th): To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the probationary period applicable to appointments in the civil service, and for other purposes.

Introduced:
Apr 08, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL12]
Status:
Died (Reported by Committee)

The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.

(About Ads | Advertise Here)
Status

This bill was introduced on April 13, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Apr 08, 2011
Referred to Committee Apr 08, 2011
Reported by Committee Apr 13, 2011
Cosponsors
none
Committees

House Oversight and Government Reform

The committee chair determines whether a bill will move past the committee stage.

Summary

No summaries available.

Text

Read Bill Text »

Last updated Jun 23, 2011.
8 pages

Primary Source

View on THOMAS (The Library of Congress)

GovTrack gets most information from THOMAS, which is updated generally one day after events occur. Activity since the last update may not be reflected here.

Citation

Click a format for a citation suggestion:

GovTrack’s Bill Summary

We don’t have a summary available yet.

Library of Congress Summary

The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.

6/23/2011--Reported to House amended.
Requires the probationary period before an appointment in the competitive civil service or an inital appointment as a supervisor or manager becomes final to be not less than two years.
Retains existing probationary requirements for preference eligible individuals (i.e., veterans) initially appointed to positions that exist 180 days after the enactment of this Act. Requires the head of each agency to ensure that:
(1) announcements of vacant positions and offers of appointment clearly state the terms and conditions of the probationary period,
(2) individuals who are required to complete probationary periods receive timely notice of performance requirements, and
(3) certification of successful completion of a probationary period is made.
Revises the definition of "employee" for purposes of adverse action provisions to mean:
(1) an individual who has completed not less than two years (currently, one year) of competitive federal service, or
(2) an member of the excepted service who has completed not less than two years of current continuous service in the same or a similar position in an executive agency.

House Republican Conference Summary

The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.

No summary available.

House Democratic Caucus Summary

The House Democratic Caucus does not provide summaries of bills.

So, yes, we display the House Republican Conference’s summaries when available even if we do not have a Democratic summary available. That’s because we feel it is better to give you as much information as possible, even if we cannot provide every viewpoint.

We’ll be looking for a source of summaries from the other side in the meanwhile.

The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:

United States Code

The United States Code is the compilation of permanent laws enacted by Congress. Temporary and other non-permanent laws do not appear in the United States Code. (About half of the United States Code is the law itself, called positive law. The other half is merely a compilation of the laws but has no legal significance.)