Legislation· Jul 2024Sponsored by Nancy Mace (R)
ACCESS Act
Would have barred federal agencies from requiring contractor workers to have set experience or degrees, unless justified in writing.
Tradeoff
Would have let federal contractors hire without set degree or experience rules for federal jobs. Would have required a written justification for any such rule.
What's in it
The House voted 178-234 on July 23, 2024, and the bill failed. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.
House
Introduced
(Apr 9, 2024)
House
Committee on Oversight and Accountability(Apr 9, 2024)
House
The committee voted to send it to the floor
Reported 43 - 0(Apr 10, 2024)
House
On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
Failed(Roll #380 · Jul 23, 2024)
178 yeanay 234
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
Passage votes· Jul 23, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025