# 114-hr-2827: Competitive Service Act of 2015

114-hr-2827, Competitive Service Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2827
- Congress: 114
- Title: Competitive Service Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced: 2015-06-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Competitive Service Act of 2015 Authorizes an appointing authority (i.e., a federal agency appointing an individual to a position in the competitive service), other than the appointing authority that requested the certificate of eligibles for filling a position in the competitive service, to select an individual from that certificate for appointment to a position that is: (1) in the same occupational series as the position for which the certificate of eligibles was issued, and (2) at a similar grade level as the original position. Sets forth requirements relating to the sharing of certificates, notice, and selection of job applicants.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2015-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2827 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2827)

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- [114-hr-4626: BRACE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4626)
- [114-hr-4539: 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4539)
- [114-hr-4336: An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4336)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3651: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3651)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2827 (as of 2025-11-18).