HR 5676
119th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act
Introduced: October 3, 2025
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Oct 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act
This bill prohibits the President or the head of an executive agency from removing a federal employee from the civil service (e.g., as part of a reduction in force) during a lapse in discretionary appropriations (i.e., government shutdown) unless the employee is a political appointee.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.