HR 7102 — Federal Workforce Civics Competency and Accountability Act

Summary

The bill requires federal career employees to pass a citizenship test—the same test used for immigration naturalization—as a condition of employment. New appointees must pass the test to be hired, while existing employees must pass within one year of enactment. Career employees must take an annual citizenship test consisting of 20 randomly selected questions, with a passing score of 15 correct answers. Employees who fail the annual test must retake the full citizenship test and can face disciplinary action up to and including removal for failure. The Office of Personnel Management will administer the test, provide study materials, and submit annual reports to Congress on compliance and results.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ)

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Top reported contributors to Abraham J. Hamadeh’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

NULL $72,681
ENTREPRENEUR $47,483
PATRIOT DISPOSAL $13,013
CLB PARTNERS LLC $12,000
HOH INVESTMENT GROUP $10,100

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Actions (2)

Jan 15, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
Jan 15, 2026 Introduced in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 15, 2026

Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A BILL

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require Federal civilian career employees to pass a citizenship test as a condition of employment, 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 “Federal Workforce Civics Competency and Accountability Act”.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING FEDERAL CIVILIAN CAREER EMPLOYEES TO PASS CITIZENSHIP TEST AS CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.

Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): “Sec. 3330g. Career employees; citizenship test requirement

“(a) Appointment.—An individual who fails to pass the citizenship test shall be ineligible for appointment—

“(1) to a position in the competitive service; or

“(2) as a career appointee.

“(b) Current Employees.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Federal Workforce Civics Competency and Accountability Act, as a condition of continued employment, each individual who is a career employee on such date of enactment shall take the citizenship test.

“(c) Annual Testing.—

“(1) In general.—As a condition of continued employment, each career employee shall take the citizenship test annually.

“(2) Re-test.—If a career employees receives a failing grade on any annual test under paragraph (1), such career employee shall take a citizenship test consisting of all questions on such test.

“(3) Discipline.—A career employee may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including removal, for failing to pass the full citizenship test under paragraph (2).

“(d) Format.—The citizenship test administered pursuant to—

“(1) subsection (a), (b), or (c)(2) shall consist of all questions on such test; and

“(2) subsection (c)(1) shall consist of 20 questions, randomly selected, from the full citizenship test.

“(e) Passing Grade.—An individual shall be deemed to have passed the citizenship test administered pursuant to—

“(1) subsection (a), (b), or (c)(2) if such individual answers at least 90 percent of the questions on the test correctly; and

“(2) subsection (c)(1) if such employee answers 15 out of 20 questions on such test correctly.

“(f) Administration.—

“(1) OPM.—The Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, shall administer the citizenship test under this section, in such form as the Office considers appropriate.

“(2) System.—The Office shall establish and maintain a website and other necessary electronic systems to maintain records and other necessary information regarding the citizenship test.

“(3) Study materials.—The Office, in consultation with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, shall provide career employees and applicants for employment access to official study materials and online training resources for purposes of taking the citizenship test under this section.

“(4) Report.—The Office shall submit an annual report to Congress detailing agency compliance rates, test results, and any disciplinary actions taken under this section.

“(g) Definitions.—In this section—

“(1) the term ‘career appointee’ has the meaning given that term in section 3132(a) of this title;

“(2) the term ‘career employee’—

“(A) means—

“(i) an employee occupying a position in the competitive service; and

“(ii) any career appointee; and

“(B) does not include any civil service position that is excepted from the competitive service because of its confidential or policy-making character; and

“(3) the term ‘citizenship test’ means the test administered for purposes of determining eligibility for naturalization of an alien in accordance with section 312(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.”. <all>

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