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H.R. 6426 114th Congress House

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a 2 year prohibition on employment in a career civil service position for any former political appointee, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 5, 2016 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Federal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Dec 2, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 2, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits an individual occupying a political position in the civil service from being appointed to a career position in the civil service for two years after the individual separates from such political position.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
DeSantis, Ron
· Dec 6, 2016
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Dec 5, 2016
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Dec 5, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6426: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a 2 year prohibition on employment in a career civil service position for any former political appointee, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6426/
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"H.R. 6426: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a 2 year prohibition on employment in a career civil service position for any former political appointee, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6426/.
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H.R. 6426, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6426/.
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[H.R. 6426: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a 2 year prohibition on employment in a career civil service position for any former political appointee, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6426/)
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