H.R. 8138

Summary

H.R. 8138, the DPA Specialized Staffing Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 27, 2026 by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D). It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 8138 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 8138 IH: DPA Specialized Staffing Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-27
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8138  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 27, 2026   Mr. Gottheimer  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Financial Services , 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   A BILL
To allow for Special Hiring Authority under the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   DPA Specialized Staffing Act  .
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Special hiring authority for subject matter experts
Each agency represented on the Defense Production Act Committee may appoint, without regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States Code, subject matter experts directly to positions in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of that title) in the agency for the sole purpose of identifying, soliciting, evaluating, or approving activities that may receive financial assistance under this Act.

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To allow for Special Hiring Authority under the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D) sponsors H.R. 8138 alone.

Josh Gottheimer

Rep. · D–NJ-5 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 8138 went before 2 committees: Oversight and Government Reform and Financial Services.

Oversight and Government Reform

Oversight and Government Reform

Referred To · Mar 27, 2026 · 696 Bills

Financial Services

Financial Services

Referred To · Mar 27, 2026 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8138 has taken 2 actions since Mar 27, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8138 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8138 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• DPA Specialized Staffing Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• DPA Specialized Staffing Act — Display Title
• To allow for Special Hiring Authority under the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8138 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8138’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8138, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 58 (Friday, March 27, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOTTHEIMER:H.R. 8138.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H2790]

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