HR 5676 · in committee · significant
Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- The bill prevents federal employees from being fired during government shutdowns unless they are political appointees.
- Federal civil service workers are protected from job loss when Congress fails to pass required spending bills.
- The restriction applies immediately during any lapse in discretionary appropriations funding.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would preventing federal employee terminations during shutdowns affect the government's ability to manage its workforce and budget constraints?
- 02
Which federal agencies and employees would benefit most from this job protection, and how might effects differ across departments?
- 03
What trade-offs exist between protecting federal workers' job security and Congress's negotiating leverage during budget disputes?
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Sponsor · D-FL-20
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
16/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-10-03
Joining the bill

Shri Thanedar
D-MI-13 · original

Wesley Bell
D-MO-1 · original

Jonathan L. Jackson
D-IL-1 · original

Greg Landsman
D-OH-1 · original

Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-DC · original

Brad Sherman
D-CA-32 · original

Dina Titus
D-NV-1 · original

Nanette Diaz Barragán
D-CA-44 · original

Darren Soto
D-FL-9

Ted Lieu
D-CA-36

Bennie G. Thompson
D-MS-2

Timothy M. Kennedy
D-NY-26
+ 4 more
Legislative timeline
2025-10-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2025-10-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-10-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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