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Capping Appointed Positions Act

H.R. 9714 · 119th Congress · Jul 15, 2026 · Lineage

A BILL

To limit the total number of schedule C and schedule G positions in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

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.