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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 9714

Capping Appointed Positions Act

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Introduced 2026-07-15Topic: governance ethics · labor

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This bill would set a limit on the number of certain appointed jobs in the federal executive branch. Starting in fiscal year 2027 and every year after, the combined total of Schedule C positions (jobs of a confidential or policy-determining character) and Schedule G positions in the excepted service could not be more than 1,600. The limit would apply regardless of any other law.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-07-15HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.refer
2026-07-15Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-07-15Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.