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Hillary Scholten (D-MI)

Capping Appointed Positions Act

H.R. 9714 · House bill Government Operations and Politics

A Democratic bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The "Capping Appointed Positions Act" aims to limit the number of certain appointed roles in the Federal Government. Starting in fiscal year 2027 and continuing every year after, the total number of schedule C and schedule G positions in the executive branch cannot exceed 1,600. These positions are defined as those of a confidential or policy-determining character.

Yes

  • Scored +2

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    Limits the total number of confidential and policy-determining positions, potentially reducing personnel costs.

  • Scored +2

    Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?

    Implements a hard cap on specific types of government appointments to control growth of the executive branch.

  • Scored +1

    Does this reduce what the federal government owes?

    Capping the number of appointed positions may lead to modest reductions in government payroll spending.

The opposite

  • Scored -3

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    Limits the President's ability to appoint staff, thereby constraining executive branch capacity.