Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)
Dual Hatting Limitation Act of 2026
A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The ``Dual Hatting Limitation Act of 2026'' seeks to prevent certain senior Federal officers from holding multiple roles at once. This bill prohibits the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Special Counsel, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, and the Archivist from performing the duties of any other Federal position. This restriction applies to both permanent officials and those serving in an acting capacity. Additionally, the bill restricts the President from directing individuals to perform the duties of a vacant office if they are already serving in an acting capacity for another office. These rules also extend to individuals occupying positions under Level I of the Executive Schedule.
Yes
- Scored +4
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill enhances administrative clarity by preventing high-level officials from holding multiple conflicting roles simultaneously.
The opposite
- Scored -3
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill limits the President's ability to direct acting officials to fill multiple roles.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Prevention of overlapping roles for specific high-level officials: By prohibiting the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Special Counsel, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, and the Archivist from carrying out duties for other positions, the bill ensures these individuals focus on their specific roles (Section 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), and 2(d)).
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Limitation on presidential direction of acting officials: The bill prevents the President from directing an individual to perform the functions of a vacant office if that individual is already performing the functions of another office in an acting capacity (Section 2(e)).
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Restriction on Level I Executive Schedule positions: The bill prohibits anyone in a Level I Executive Schedule position, or those acting in such a capacity, from performing the duties of any other position in the Federal Government (Section 2(f)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly detailed in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill enhances administrative clarity by preventing high-level officials from holding multiple conflicting roles simultaneously. Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill limits the President's ability to direct acting officials to fill multiple roles.
- 2/11/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Robert GarciaDemocrat · California