HR3342Referred to Committee

BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-05-13
Introduced
9
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Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
Republican · WI · Representative
Votes with party: 96.2% (659 recorded votes)

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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 7.

2026-09-16

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Plain-English Summary

The Bureau of Prisons would be allowed to hire staff more quickly without going through the standard federal hiring process, which typically involves lengthy application reviews and competitive examinations. This would let the agency fill guard, counselor, and other prison jobs faster to address staffing shortages at federal facilities. The change would primarily affect job applicants seeking federal prison positions and the operations of federal correctional institutions.

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Crime and Law Enforcement

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3342 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3342 To provide direct hire authority to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2025 Mr. Grothman (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Ciscomani, and Ms. Van Duyne) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide direct hire authority to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act''. SEC. 2. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR BUREAU OF PRISONS. (a) Direct Hire Authority.--The Director of the Bureau of Prisons may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such chapter), qualified candidates to any positions in the competitive service at Bureau of Prisons facilities. (b) Sunset.--The authority under subsection (a) shall expire on the date that 96 percent of the total number (as of the date of enactment of this Act) of competitive service positions at all such facilities are occupied. <all>
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