119 HR 9714 IH: Capping Appointed Positions Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-07-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9714IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 15, 2026Ms. Scholten (for herself, Mr. Walkinshaw, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformA BILLTo limit the total number of schedule C and schedule G positions in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Capping Appointed Positions Act.

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Limitation on schedule C and schedule G positions in Federal Government

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, the total number of positions in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), and in schedule G in the excepted service (established by Executive Order 14317 relating to Creating Schedule G in the Excepted Service) may not exceed 1,600.