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On the recordDecember 12, 2024
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 651, S. 59. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 59) to implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S7041, December 12, 2024, in the third column, the following appears: There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Governmental Affairs with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: The online Record has been corrected to read: There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: ========================= END NOTE ========================= SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Chance to Compete Act of 2024''. SEC. 2.…
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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