# 116-hr-8720: To provide greater flexibility to agencies to make appointments to positions for which there is a severe shortage of candidates, and for other purposes.

116-hr-8720, To provide greater flexibility to agencies to make appointments to positions for which there is a severe shortage of candidates, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8720
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8720
- Congress: 116
- Title: To provide greater flexibility to agencies to make appointments to positions for which there is a severe shortage of candidates, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2020-10-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill provides direct-hire authority to federal agencies for purposes of filling positions in the competitive service for which there is a severe shortage of candidates, as determined by the agency.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9020: PROVIDE Act
- 116-hr-8870: To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
- 116-hr-8855: HERCULES Act
- 116-hr-8801: Air America Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8777: CCP Visa Disclosure Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8765: Modernizing America’s Apprenticeship Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8720 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8720)

## Related
- [116-hr-9020: PROVIDE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9020)
- [116-hr-8870: To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8870)
- [116-hr-8855: HERCULES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8855)
- [116-hr-8801: Air America Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8801)
- [116-hr-8777: CCP Visa Disclosure Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8777)
- [116-hr-8765: Modernizing America’s Apprenticeship Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8765)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8720 (as of 2025-11-18).