A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that certain individuals be accorded competitive status for purposes of transferring to the competitive service.
Public Law 99-586 · H.R. 5218 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 29, 1986 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Catherine Long (D-LA-8)
Cosponsors (19): Rep. Mervyn Dymally, Rep. Gene Taylor,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Declares that an individual who has served as a National Guard technician for at least three years acquires competitive status for transfer to the competitive service if such individual: (1) is involuntarily separated from service as a technician other than for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency; and (2) passes a noncompetitive examination and transfers to the competitive service within one year after separation as a technician.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Civil Service Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Oct 29, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-586.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 23, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 17, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Oct 10, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Oct 6, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 1, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Civil Service Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Civil Service Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Sep 30, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Civil Service Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Aug 15, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Civil Service Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Jul 22, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.