# 118-s-59: Chance to Compete Act of 2024

118-s-59, Chance to Compete Act of 2024, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-01-04).

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- As of: 2026-01-04
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## Facts
- Bill: 118-s-59
- Congress: 118
- Title: Chance to Compete Act of 2024
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2023-01-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-04

## Summary

**Technical assessments and demonstrated competencies** replace routine degree rules as the main basis for federal competitive-service hiring. The law shifts hiring to job-specific tests, builds OPM and agency talent teams, and requires public reporting and oversight. - Job seekers and workers: Applicants, including those without college degrees, compete by showing job skills through technical assessments, structured interviews, or work exercises instead of meeting minimum degree requirements. - Agencies and HR teams: Agencies must submit a transition plan within 18 months and move to technical assessments after a 3-year interim, with a narrow waiver process when assessments are impracticable. - OPM, oversight, and data: The Office of Personnel Management can create a Federal talent team and must do a 1-year feasibility study on sharing assessments. OPM must publish annual implementation data and the GAO will review progress after 3 years.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2023-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2023-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2023-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Agencies can create talent teams for hiring: benefit, medium. Agencies can set up talent teams to improve exams, write clearer job posts, share top candidate lists, and speed hiring. OPM can run a federal team to train staff, share hiring tools, support cross-agency hiring, and build assessments. These options are available now.
- OPM must publish hiring data and reports: benefit, medium. Within 180 days, OPM tells agencies what hiring data to send, and agencies send it every quarter. Within 1 year, OPM posts a public website and report with exam types and anonymous results. It shows demographics compared to October 1, 2020, and only covers closed, audited, completed hires. OPM publ…
- Federal hiring shifts to skills tests: mixed, medium. Agencies must examine applicants with job-specific technical assessments built with subject-matter experts. For three years after enactment, agencies prefer these tests; if not used, job postings must briefly explain why. After three years, agencies must use a technical assessment unless the agency…

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- 118-sres-925: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Fred R. Harris, former Senator for the State of Oklahoma.
- 118-sres-902: A resolution relating to the death of Timothy Peter Johnson, former Senator for the State of South Dakota.
- 118-sres-888: A resolution honoring the life of James Ralph Sasser, former Senator for the State of Tennessee.

## Sources
- [118-s-59 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/59)

## Related
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- [118-s-141: Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvemen…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-141)
- [118-s-91: Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-91)
- [118-sres-925: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Fred R. Harris, former Sena…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-sres-925)
- [118-sres-902: A resolution relating to the death of Timothy Peter Johnson, former Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-sres-902)
- [118-sres-888: A resolution honoring the life of James Ralph Sasser, former Senator for the St…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-sres-888)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-59 (as of 2026-01-04).