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To prohibit any Executive agency from terminating employees during any period in which there is a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would prohibit the President and heads of Executive agencies from terminating or removing civil service employees during any period in which there is a lapse in discretionary appropriations, including as part of reduction in force actions. The prohibition would not apply to political appointees in Executive Schedule positions, noncareer Senior Executive Service positions, or Schedule C positions. The bill aims to protect career federal employees from termination during government shutdowns.
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Sponsor (1)
16 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL)
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA)
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
Actions (2)
- Oct 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Oct 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 3, 2025
Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick (for herself, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Bell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To prohibit any Executive agency from terminating employees during any period in which there is a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act”.
SEC. 2. LIMIT ON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYEES DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS.
(a) In General.—During any period in which there is a lapse in discretionary appropriations, neither the President nor the head of an Executive agency may remove from the civil service, including as part of a reduction in force, any employee of an Executive agency, other than a political appointee.
(b) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Civil service; executive agency.—The terms “civil service” and “Executive agency” have the meanings given such terms in sections 2101 and 105, respectively, of title 5, United States Code.
(2) Political appointee.—The term “political appointee” means an individual serving in an appointment to a political position.
(3) Political position.—The term “political position” means—
(A) a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating to the Executive Schedule);
(B) a noncareer appointment in the Senior Executive Service (as defined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code); or
(C) a position 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. <all>
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