Introduced in House — H.R. 3093

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3093

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 30, 2025

Mr. Beyer (for himself, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Subramanyam, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Norton, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, and Ms. Pingree) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A BILL

To provide hiring preference to certain career Federal employees involuntarily removed from the civil service, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Restoring Employment and Hiring Incentives for Removed Employees Act or the REHIRE Act.

Sec. 2. Hiring preference for certain career Federal employees involuntarily removed

(a) In general

Any Federal employee involuntarily removed from the civil service during the period beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on January 1, 2027, shall—

(1)

be deemed to be a preference eligible for purposes of appointments to positions in the competitive service; and

(2)

shall be entitled to 5 additional points above their earned rating for purposes of section 3309 of title 5, United States Code.

(b) Application

The authority under subsection (a) shall—

(1)

not apply to—

(A)

any individual removed from a political position;

(B)

any individual involuntarily separated on clearly documented charges of misconduct or delinquency; or

(C)

any individual involuntarily separated and whose most recent performance review prior to such separation was unacceptable or less than fully successful, provided that such review is clearly documented; and

(2)

expire on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this section.

(c) Definitions

In this section—

(1)

the term civil service has the meaning given that term in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code;

(2)

the term competitive service has the meaning given that term in section 2102 of such title;

(3)

the term political position means—

(A)

a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of such title (relating to the Executive Schedule);

(B)

a noncareer appointee (as that term is defined in section 3132(a) of such title); or

(C)

a position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations; and

(4)

the term preference eligible has the meaning given that term in section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code.