Legislative Bill Tracker

Below is a list of key legislation affecting federal and DC Government workers that has been introduced in the 118th Congress:

Title	AFGE Position	House	Senate	Status
Chance to Compete Act What it would do: Reestablish competitive hiring as the preferred method for staffing the civil service by ensuring that vacancies are open to the public and to other qualified federal workers, establishing panels of subject-matter experts to assist with screening applicants, and allow applicants deemed qualified for certain kinds of work to be considered for multiple jobs across the government without having to reapply for each one.	SUPPORT	HR 159	NA	Passed House
Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems Act (SHOW UP Act) What it would do: Repeal telework policies implemented at federal agencies since 2020 and require agencies to get administration approval over future telework policies.	OPPOSE	HR 139	NA	Passed House

Title

AFGE Position

House

Senate

Status

Chance to Compete Act

What it would do: Reestablish competitive hiring as the preferred method for staffing the civil service by ensuring that vacancies are open to the public and to other qualified federal workers, establishing panels of subject-matter experts to assist with screening applicants, and allow applicants deemed qualified for certain kinds of work to be considered for multiple jobs across the government without having to reapply for each one.

SUPPORT

Passed House

Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems Act (SHOW UP Act)

What it would do: Repeal telework policies implemented at federal agencies since 2020 and require agencies to get administration approval over future telework policies.

OPPOSE

Passed House