119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 16, 2025
Saving the Civil Service Act
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Latest action (Sep 16, 2025): 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.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 16, 2025)
Saving the Civil Service Act
This bill generally prohibits changes to the classification of positions in the competitive service and excepted service unless certain conditions are met. (Competitive service positions are subject to competitive examination while excepted service positions are appointed under one of five schedules. Competitive service positions have notice and appeal requirements for adverse actions that are not applicable to most excepted positions, including those of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character under Schedule C.)
On October 21, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that placed executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, under a new Schedule F in the excepted service. The order was subsequently revoked by President Joe Biden.
The bill prohibits executive agency positions in the competitive service from being placed in the excepted service, unless such positions are placed in a schedule in the excepted service as in effect on September 30, 2020. The bill also prohibits positions in the excepted service from being placed in any schedule other than the aforementioned schedules.
Additionally, agencies may not (1) transfer occupied positions from the competitive or excepted service into Schedule C without the consent of the Office of Personnel Management, or (2) transfer employees in the excepted service to another schedule or transfer employees in the competitive service to the excepted service without employee consent.
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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.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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LD-2 reports whose issue descriptions explicitly cite this bill (bill type and number validated against Congress.gov records). A citation does not establish the client's position or any contact with a member.
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NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ALIGNMENT GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
Lobby in support of Saving the Civil Service Act, H.R. 492, S.134; Lobby in support of the Prevent Government Shutdown Act of 2026 S. 4632; H.R 5870; and for pay raise for Federal employees. Support yet introduced bill…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
Support for H.R. 2550, Protect America's Workforce Act; Support for H.R. 492, Saving the Civil Service Act; opposition to weakening of current civil service protections, including opposition to proposed changes to RIF appeals process an…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$310,000
Spent on own lobbying
….R. 473, SHOW UP Act of 2025 S. 354, SHOW UP Act of 2025 H.R. 489, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2025 H.R. 491, Equal COLA Act S. 624, Equal COLA Act H.R. 492, Saving the Civil Service Act S. 134, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 514, SWAMP Act S. 22, SWAMP Act H.R. 687, MERIT Act of 2025 S. 662,MERIT Act of 2025 H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
State Department Authorization Act; National Defense Authorization Act; H.R.2550 - Protect America's Workforce Act; H.R.492/S.399 - Saving the Civil Service Act; H.R. 9086 -Foreign Service Modernization Act; Pathways for Advancement, Transition, and Hiring (PATH) to the Foreign Serv…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…DOGE initiative that targeted federal workers. In addition to rehiring these workers, the MERIT Act gives them the back pay they deserve. Lobbied in support of H.R. 492 and S. 134, the Saving the Civil Service Act to prevent the politicization of the non-partisan civil service by limiting the conversion of federal jobs from th…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…DOGE initiative that targeted federal workers. In addition to rehiring these workers, the MERIT Act gives them the back pay they deserve. Lobbied in support of H.R. 492 and S. 134, the Saving the Civil Service Act to prevent the politicization of the non-partisan civil service by limiting the conversion of federal jobs from th…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
…t (H.R. 242); Opposition to the Paycheck Protection Act (H.R. 2174); Support for the Telework Reform Act (S. 82); Support for the Saving the Civil Service Act (H.R. 492 / S. 134); Support for the Protect America's Workforce Act (H.R. 2550); Opposition to federal employee provisions in the One Big Beautiful Act (H.R. 1); Suppor…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Sep 2, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$9,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Lobby in support of Saving the Civil Service Act, H.R. 492, S.134; Lobby in support of the Prevent Government Shutdown Act of 2026 S. 4632; H.R 5870; raised concerns with OPM delays in retiree processing; Support yet i…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…the Military and Federal Employee Protection Act, S. 3043, to pay federal employees during a lapse in appropriations. Support the Saving the Civil Service Act, H.R.492/S.134, to prohibit a return of Schedule F (or Schedule Policy/Career). Support the Equal COLA Act, H.R.491/S.624, to provide full cost-of-living adjustments (m…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
Support for H.R. 2550, Protect America's Workforce Act; Support for H.R. 492, Saving the Civil Service Act; opposition to weakening of current civil service protections, including opposition to proposed changes to RIF appeals process an…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
….R. 473, SHOW UP Act of 2025 S. 354, SHOW UP Act of 2025 H.R. 489, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2025 H.R. 491, Equal COLA Act S. 624, Equal COLA Act H.R. 492, Saving the Civil Service Act S. 134, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 514, SWAMP Act S. 22, SWAMP Act H.R. 687, MERIT Act of 2025 S. 662,MERIT Act of 2025 H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
State Department Authorization Act; National Defense Authorization Act; H.R.2550 - Protect America's Workforce Act; H.R.492/S.399 - Saving the Civil Service Act; H.R. 9086 -Foreign Service Modernization Act; Pathways for Advancement, Transition, and Hiring (PATH) to the Foreign Serv…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$13,500
Paid to lobbying firm
Lobby in support of Saving the Civil Service Act, H.R. 492, S.134; Lobby in support of the Prevent Government Shutdown Act of 2026 S. 4632; H.R 5870; raised concerns with OPM delays in retiree processing; Support yet i…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 7, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
…t (H.R. 242); Opposition to the Paycheck Protection Act (H.R. 2174); Support for the Telework Reform Act (S. 82); Support for the Saving the Civil Service Act (H.R. 492 / S. 134); Support for the Protect America's Workforce Act (H.R. 2550); Opposition to federal employee provisions in the One Big Beautiful Act (H.R. 1); Suppor…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted May 4, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
…t (H.R. 242); Opposition to the Paycheck Protection Act (H.R. 2174); Support for the Telework Reform Act (S. 82); Support for the Saving the Civil Service Act (H.R. 492 / S. 134); Support for the Protect America's Workforce Act (H.R. 2550); Opposition to federal employee provisions in the One Big Beautiful Act (H.R. 1); Suppor…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 23, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…the Military and Federal Employee Protection Act, S. 3043, to pay federal employees during a lapse in appropriations. Support the Saving the Civil Service Act, H.R.492/S.134, to prohibit a return of Schedule F (or Schedule Policy/Career). Support the Equal COLA Act, H.R.491/S.624, to provide full cost-of-living adjustments (m…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
Support for H.R. 2550, Protect America's Workforce Act; Support for H.R. 492, Saving the Civil Service Act; opposition to weakening of current civil service protections, including opposition to proposed changes to RIF appeals process
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
State Department Authorization Act; National Defense Authorization Act; H.R.2550 - Protect America's Workforce Act; H.R.492/S.399 - Saving the Civil Service Act; H.R. 1210 - Protecting Taxpayers Wallet Act; H.R. 2174 - Paycheck Protection Act; H.R. 2249 - Preserving Presidential Man…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 13, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$310,000
Spent on own lobbying
….R. 473, SHOW UP Act of 2025 S. 354, SHOW UP Act of 2025 H.R. 489, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2025 H.R. 491, Equal COLA Act S. 624, Equal COLA Act H.R. 492, Saving the Civil Service Act S. 134, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 493, FAIR Act S. 126,FAIR Act H.R. 514, SWAMP Act S. 22, SWAMP Act H.R. 687, MERIT Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 6, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$13,500
Paid to lobbying firm
Lobby in support of Saving the Civil Service Act, H.R. 492.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Mar 10, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$360,191
Spent on own lobbying
…DOGE initiative that targeted federal workers. In addition to rehiring these workers, the MERIT Act gives them the back pay they deserve. Lobbied in support of H.R. 492 and S. 134, the Saving the Civil Service Act to prevent the politicization of the non-partisan civil service by limiting the conversion of federal jobs from th…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Mar 10, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$45,800
Spent on own lobbying
…DOGE initiative that targeted federal workers. In addition to rehiring these workers, the MERIT Act gives them the back pay they deserve. Lobbied in support of H.R. 492 and S. 134, the Saving the Civil Service Act to prevent the politicization of the non-partisan civil service by limiting the conversion of federal jobs from th…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Feb 7, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…the Military and Federal Employee Protection Act, S. 3043, to pay federal employees during a lapse in appropriations. Support the Saving the Civil Service Act, H.R.492/S.134, to prohibit a return of Schedule F (or Schedule Policy/Career). Support the Equal COLA Act, H.R.491/S.624, to provide full cost-of-living adjustments (m…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
…t (H.R. 242); Opposition to the Paycheck Protection Act (H.R. 2174); Support for the Telework Reform Act (S. 82); Support for the Saving the Civil Service Act (H.R. 492 / S. 134); Support for the Protect America's Workforce Act (H.R. 2550); Opposition to federal employee provisions in the One Big Beautiful Act (H.R. 1); Suppor…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$350,000
Spent on own lobbying
….R. 489, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2025 H.R. 473, SHOW UP Act of 2025 S. 354, SHOW UP Act of 2025 H.R. 491, Equal COLA Act S. 624, Equal COLA Act H.R. 492, Saving the Civil Service Act S. 134, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 493, FAIR Act S. 126,FAIR Act H.R. 514, SWAMP Act S. 22, SWAMP Act H.R. 687, MERIT Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing