U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB3342: BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To provide direct hire authority to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons.
What the bill says
To provide direct hire authority to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons.
From the introduced text, May 13, 2025:
A BILL To provide direct hire authority to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act . SECTION 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.
Sponsors
- Glenn Grothman (R, HD-006) · primary sponsor
- Elise Stefanik (R, HD-021)
- Mike Rogers (R, HD-003)
- Pete Stauber (R, HD-008)
- Juan Ciscomani (R, HD-AZ-6)
- Elizabeth Van Duyne (R, HD-TX-24)
- Carol Miller (R, HD-WV-1)
- Abraham Hamadeh (R, HD-AZ-8)
- Christopher Smith (R, HD-NJ-4)
- Randy Weber (R, HD-014)
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 7.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Employee hiring, Department of Justice, Crime and Law Enforcement, Correctional facilities and imprisonment, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Common questions
- What is HB3342?
- HB3342 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act.
- What does HB3342 do?
- In its own words: To provide direct hire authority to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons.
- What is the status of HB3342?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 7. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3342?
- Glenn Grothman (R, HD-006), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3342?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3342
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