HR 7483 — Dual Hatting Limitation Act of 2026

Summary

Prohibits the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, or any acting director, from occupying or carrying out the duties of any other federal position.
Prohibits the Special Counsel, or any acting Special Counsel, from occupying or carrying out the duties of any other federal position.
Prohibits the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, or any acting director, from occupying or carrying out the duties of any other federal position.
Prohibits the Archivist of the National Archives and Records Administration, or any acting Archivist, from occupying or carrying out the duties of any other federal position.
Prevents the President from directing any individual already serving temporarily in an acting capacity in one office to simultaneously perform the duties of another vacant office in an acting capacity.
Prohibits any individual occupying a Level I Executive Schedule position, or serving temporarily in such a position, from occupying or carrying out the duties of any other federal position.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Ansari, Yassamin (D-AZ) [#3]

1 cosponsor

Rep. Garcia, Robert (D-CA) [#42]

Money behind the sponsor

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

PIVOTAL GROUP $15,750
WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
BIJAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
HOME CREATIONS $11,700
RELIANCE MANAGEMENT $11,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Yassamin Ansari → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)

Feb 11, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
Feb 11, 2026 Introduced in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 11, 2026

Ms. Ansari (for herself and Mr. Garcia of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A BILL

To prohibit certain senior Federal officers or acting officers from carrying out the duties of other Federal positions, 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 “Dual Hatting Limitation Act of 2026”.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OFFICERS AND ACTING OFFICERS FROM CARRYING OUT DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL POSITIONS.

(a) Director of Office of Personnel Management.—Section 1102(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the first sentence, by striking “Director or”; and

(2) by adding after the period at the end the following: “The Director, or any other individual occupying a position in the civil service performing the functions and duties of the office of the Director temporarily in an acting capacity, may not occupy, or carry out the functions or duties of, any other position in the Federal Government.”.

(b) Special Counsel.—Section 1211(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the last sentence and inserting the following: “The Special Counsel, or any other individual occupying a position in the civil service performing the functions and duties of the office of the Special Counsel temporarily in an acting capacity, may not occupy, or carry out the functions or duties of, any other position in the Federal Government.”.

(c) Director of Office of Government Ethics.—Section 13121(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “The Director, or any other individual occupying a position in the civil service performing the functions and duties or of the office of the Director temporarily in an acting capacity, may not occupy, or carry out the functions or duties of, any other position in the Federal Government.”.

(d) NARA.—Section 2103(c) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “The Archivist, or any other individual occupying a position in the civil service performing the functions and duties of the office of the Archivist temporarily in an acting capacity, may not occupy, or carry out the functions or duties of, any other position in the Federal Government.”.

(e) Federal Vacancies.—Section 3345(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), the President may not direct under either such paragraph any individual to perform the functions and duties of a vacant office temporarily in an acting capacity if such individual is performing the functions and duties of any other office temporarily in an acting capacity.”.

(f) Positions Under Level I of Executive Schedule.—Any individual occupying a position listed under level I of the Executive Schedule (section 5312 of title 5, United States Code), or any other individual occupying a position in the civil service performing the functions and duties of the office of such position temporarily in an acting capacity, may not occupy, or carry out the functions or duties of, any other position in the Federal Government. <all>

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