S. 59 · 118th Congress · enacted
Chance to Compete Act of 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-188.
Latest official action 2024-12-23 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Chance to Compete Act of 2024 This act requires federal agencies to use technical assessments to fill most positions in the competitive service. Under the act, a technical assessment is a tool relevant and specific to a position for which it is developed that allows for the demonstration of job-related skills, abilities, knowledge, and competencies. A technical assessment must be based upon a job analysis and may not solely or principally rely upon a self-assessment from an automated examination. (Sec. 3) Under the act, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must develop and implement a plan for transitioning to using technical assessments for hiring into competitive service positions unless the hiring agency certifies that it is impracticable. No later than 18 months after the act's enactment, OPM must provide Congress with the plan for federal agencies to transition to the use of technical assessments. The plan must be implemented within three years after the act's enactment. In the three-year period following the bill's enactment, executive agencies must preference the use of technical assessments for hiring into competitive service positions to the maximum extent practicable. An agency that determines that the use of a technical assessment is impracticable must describe its rationale for using an alternative assessment in the applicable job posting. The act authorizes age…
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-23
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Bill Hagerty
Senate · TN · Republican
$1,546,406PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James Lankford
Senate · OK · Republican
$375,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
3 of 3 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$21,750
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $21,750
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$15,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
IN THE ARENA PAC$12,500
VENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC)$11,000
ALABAMA FIRST PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALAMO PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE) PAC$10,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC)$10,000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVES HARVESTING SUCCESS PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOUPANG, INC. COMPANY PAC (COUPAC)$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$10,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELTA AIR LINES PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCERS ALLIANCE PAC (DEPA PAC)$10,000
EASTMANPAC-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFEDERAL BIPARTISAN VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. (PNC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFIRST HORIZON CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFREEDOM FUND$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHALLIBURTON COMPANY PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHEARTLAND VALUES PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOBS, FREEDOM, AND SECURITY PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLETS GET TO WORK PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMR PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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