HR9714Referred to Committee

Capping Appointed Positions Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-15
Introduced
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Cosponsors
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Hillary J. Scholten
Hillary J. Scholten
Democrat · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 93.8% (579 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2026-07-15

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Plain-English Summary

The proposal would cap the total number of high-level federal positions (Schedule C and Schedule G roles) that can exist across all government agencies, potentially reducing the size of the executive branch workforce. These positions are typically filled by presidential appointees and senior staff rather than career civil servants, so the bill would limit how many political appointees agencies can hire. The change would affect federal agencies and their operations, though the specific impact would depend on what the cap is set at.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9714 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9714 To limit the total number of schedule C and schedule G positions in the Federal Government, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 15, 2026 Ms. Scholten (for herself, Mr. Walkinshaw, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To limit the total number of schedule C and schedule G positions in the Federal Government, 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 ``Capping Appointed Positions Act''. SEC. 2. 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. <all>
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