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HR 492 · introduced · significant

Saving the Civil Service Act

What this bill does

  • This bill prevents federal agencies from reclassifying civil service jobs unless they meet specific conditions.
  • It affects federal employees by protecting their job classifications and requiring consent for certain transfers.
  • The bill blocks changes to job schedules that were not in place before September 30, 2020.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

  1. 01

    How would preventing federal agencies from reclassifying civil service jobs affect workforce flexibility and hiring decisions across different government departments?

  2. 02

    What specific conditions should agencies meet before reclassifying positions, and how would those requirements balance employee protections with operational needs?

  3. 03

    Which federal employees and agencies would be most impacted by freezing job classifications at their September 2020 status?

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Sponsor · D-VA-11

Gerald E. Connolly

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In Congress

103/ 435

House Reps cosponsoring

Introduced 2025-09-16

Joining the bill

+ 91 more

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-09-16 · house · Floor

    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.

  2. 2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

  3. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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