S. 59 · 118th Congress

Chance to Compete Act of 2024

Introduced on Jan 24, 2023 by Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ). 3 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Became Public Law 118-188.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-188
Introduced
Jan 24, 2023
Cosponsors
3
0 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Census and government statistics
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Employee hiring
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
  • Performance measurement

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Kyrsten SinemaI-AZSponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 24, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 24, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. Jul 31, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Dec 2, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-250.
  5. Dec 2, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-250.
  6. Dec 2, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 651.
  7. Dec 12, 2024 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7041-7043)
  8. Dec 12, 2024 · SenateThe committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Dec 12, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  10. Dec 12, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7010-7011)
  11. Dec 13, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  12. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  13. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  14. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseMr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  15. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7215-7218)
  16. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 59.
  17. Dec 16, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7216-7217)
  18. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7216-7217)
  19. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. Dec 23, 2024Presented to President.
  21. Dec 23, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  22. Dec 23, 2024Signed by President.
  23. Dec 23, 2024Signed by President.
  24. Dec 23, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-188.
  25. Dec 23, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-188.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO5 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  2. FEDERAL MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION5 reports
  3. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  4. National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  5. Personnel Decisions Research Institute, LLC5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PERSONNEL DECISIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTES, LLC$29.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  6. Professional Managers Association3 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  7. Senior Executives Association2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.