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I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6558IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 1, 2023Mr. Ogles (for himself, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Alford, Mr. Clyde, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Good of Virginia, Ms. Boebert, and Mr. Perry) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and AccountabilityA BILLTo prohibit the issuance of the rule entitled Upholding Civil Service Protections and Merit System Principles or any successor rule.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Enabling Necessary Discipline with the Defense of Executives’ Endeavors to Properly Staff Their Agencies with Trustworthy Employees Act or the END the DEEP STATE Act.

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Withdrawal of proposed rule

The Director of the Office of Personnel Management—(1)shall withdraw the proposed rule titled Upholding Civil Service Protections and Merit System Principles (88 Federal Register 63862 (September 18, 2023)); and(2)may not take any action to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule described in paragraph (1) or any substantially similar rule.