# 114-hr-4906: To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.

114-hr-4906, To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4906
- Congress: 114
- Title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced: 2016-04-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill allows otherwise eligible employees of a land management agency serving under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service to compete for a permanent appointment in the competitive service: (1) at such agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency's workforce under merit promotion procedures; or (2) at any agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under its merit promotion procedures. A former employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment and who otherwise meets applicable requirements shall be deemed a time-limited employee of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4906 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4906)

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- [114-hr-6008: Transit Benefits Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6008)
- [114-hr-5995: GAO Civilian Task and Delivery Order Protest Authority Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5995)
- [114-hr-5732: Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5732)
- [114-hr-5714: Postal Service Reform Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5714)
- [114-hr-5647: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain ride-sharing servic…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5647)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4906 (as of 2025-11-18).