A bill to nullify Executive Order 13957, entitled "Creating Schedule F In The Excepted Service".

S. 4907 in the 116th Congress (2019–2020) was introduced on Nov 18, 2020, sponsored by Gary C. Peters with 42 co-sponsors.

During the 116th Congress (2019–2020), Donald Trump was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Status: Introduced
Introduced: Nov 18, 2020
Co-sponsors: 42
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

What it does

This bill nullifies the executive order titled Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service , which was issued on October 21, 2020. The order places 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, in the excepted service instead of the competitive service.

Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.

Sponsor

Gary C. Peters (D-MI). Co-sponsors: 40 Democrats, 2 Independents.

Where it stands

IntroducedNov 18, 2020
Passed the Senate—
Passed the House—
Sent to the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Nov 18, 2020)

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Committees

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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