HR 492

119th Congress

Government Operations

Jobs

Federal Workforce

Saving the Civil Service Act

Sponsor: Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic-VA)January 16, 2025

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Passed One Chamber

Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 492, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Limits federal agencies' ability to create new job categories and transfer employees without consent.

This bill would limit agencies from creating new job categories beyond those existing on September 30, 2020. It would also require employee consent for certain transfers between job types, giving federal workers more say in their career paths.

What Would Change

Today, federal agencies can create new job categories and move employees between different job types, sometimes without employee permission. This bill would stop agencies from creating new excepted service job categories beyond those that existed on September 30, 2020. It would also require employee consent for many job transfers. Additionally, it would set limits on how many employees agencies can move between certain job types each presidential term.

Key Provisions

Bans federal agencies from creating new types of excepted service job categories beyond those that existed on September 30, 2020.
Blocks the transfer of existing excepted service jobs to any schedule other than A through E.
Requires federal employees' written permission before their job can be moved from the competitive service to the excepted service. Their consent is also needed if their excepted service job is moved to a different excepted service schedule.
Caps the number of employees an agency can move from the competitive service to the excepted service during a president's four-year term. This limit is one percent of its staff or five employees, whichever is more.
Requires federal agencies to get approval from the Office of Personnel Management before moving any occupied job into Schedule C.

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Lobbying Activity

14 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

$27K

4 filings

NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION

2 filings

AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION

2 filings

DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

2 filings

AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

2 filings

FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION

2 filings

Top Lobbying Firms

1.MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC2 filings

2.NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2 filings

3.AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION2 filings

4.DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2 filings

5.AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2 filings

6.NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION2 filings

7.FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION2 filings

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.

14 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

$27K

4 filings

NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION

2 filings

AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION

2 filings

DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

2 filings

AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

2 filings

FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION

2 filings

Top Lobbying Firms

1.MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC2 filings

2.NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2 filings

3.AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION2 filings

4.DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2 filings

5.AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2 filings

6.NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION2 filings

7.FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION2 filings

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.