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2025-08-06T03:41:15Z
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2025-01-16
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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Referred To
2025-01-16T21:05:45Z
- 2025-01-16
  - ssga00
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
IntroReferral
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Introduced in Senate
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Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Timothy
Kaine
D
VA
M.
N
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Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Bernard
Sanders
I
VT
2025-01-16
True
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Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Edward
Markey
D
MA
J.
2025-01-16
True
- W000802
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Sheldon
Whitehouse
D
RI
2025-01-16
True
- V000128
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Chris
Van Hollen
D
MD
2025-01-16
True
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Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Patty
Murray
D
WA
2025-01-16
True
- S001181
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Jeanne
Shaheen
D
NH
2025-01-16
True
- K000383
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Angus
King
I
ME
S.
2025-01-16
True
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Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Tammy
Duckworth
D
IL
2025-01-16
True
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Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Ron
Wyden
D
OR
2025-01-16
True
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Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Brian
Schatz
D
HI
2025-01-16
True
- H000273
Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
John
Hickenlooper
D
CO
W.
2025-01-16
True
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Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
John
Fetterman
D
PA
K.
2025-01-16
True
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Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Mazie
Hirono
D
HI
K.
2025-01-16
True
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Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Mark
Warner
D
VA
R.
2025-01-16
True
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Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Alex
Padilla
D
CA
2025-01-16
True
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Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela [D-MD]
Angela
Alsobrooks
D
MD
2025-01-16
True
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Elizabeth
Warren
D
MA
A.
2025-01-21
False
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Richard
Durbin
D
IL
J.
2025-01-21
False
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Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
Adam
Schiff
D
CA
B.
2025-01-21
False
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Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Ben
Luján
D
NM
R.
2025-01-22
False
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Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Richard
Blumenthal
D
CT
2025-01-30
False
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Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Jeff
Merkley
D
OR
2025-06-24
False
Government Operations and Politics
- Congressional oversight
2025-03-13T15:59:20Z
- Federal officials
2025-03-13T15:59:20Z
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
2025-03-13T15:59:20Z
Government Operations and Politics
2025-02-27T16:42:24Z
00
2025-01-16
Introduced in Senate
2025-07-21T19:12:20Z
Saving the Civil Service Act
This bill generally prohibits changes to the classification of positions in the competitive service and excepted service unless certain conditions are met. (Competitive service positions are subject to competitive examination while excepted service positions are appointed under one of five schedules. Competitive service positions have notice and appeal requirements for adverse actions that are not applicable to most excepted positions, including those of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character under Schedule C.)
On October 21, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that placed executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, under a new Schedule F in the excepted service. The order was subsequently revoked by President Joe Biden.
The bill prohibits executive agency positions in the competitive service from being placed in the excepted service, unless such positions are placed in a schedule in the excepted service as in effect on September 30, 2020. The bill also prohibits positions in the excepted service from being placed in any schedule other than the aforementioned schedules.
Additionally, agencies may not (1) transfer occupied positions from the competitive or excepted service into Schedule C without the consent of the Office of Personnel Management, or (2) transfer employees in the excepted service to another schedule or transfer employees in the competitive service to the excepted service without employee consent.

Saving the Civil Service Act
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Saving the Civil Service Act
2025-06-25T11:03:17Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Saving the Civil Service Act
2025-02-19T03:23:17Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Official Title as Introduced
6

A bill to place limitations on excepting positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes.
2025-02-19T03:18:20Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Introduced in Senate
2025-01-16T05:00:00Z
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2025-01-16
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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