About the bill
H.R. 6599 would allow the Director of the National Park Service to modify regulations related to the hiring of temporary seasonal workers for the National Park Service.
Thousands of temporary National Park Service (NPS) employees are hired to assist permanent staff at park sites and offices, including park rangers, firefighters, trail crews, fee collectors, and law enforcement officers. Many NPS temporary employees will return to work at the same park for many seasons. Under current government-wide regulations (5 C.F.R. 316-401-402), temporary seasonal employees can be rehired at the same job title at the same pay grade, with reappointment contingent on a satisfactory performance review. Agencies benefit in cost and time savings from the reduced recruitment, interviewing, and vetting workload, and temporary seasonal employees gain an element of certainty in their …
Sponsor and status
Steve Knight
Sponsor. Representative for California's 25th congressional district. Republican.
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 25, 2018 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)
History
Jul 26, 2018
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Introduced
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Sep 5, 2018
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Ordered Reported
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Sep 25, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Sep 25, 2018
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Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources
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Dec 12, 2018
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Considered by National Parks
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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H.R. 6599 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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