US Congress House Bill 1779 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-05-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
Pending: House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2011 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from appointing an individual to any position in such agency during a fiscal year for which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) projects that there will be a federal budget deficit. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition under specified circumstances, including the existence of a state of war or other vital national security concern or the need to make appointments to law enforcement positions or to the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2011

Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]

Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]

Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
2011-05-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

HB657 (Related) 2011-02-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1779/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1779/BILLS-112hr1779ih.pdf