H.R. 9714

Summary

H.R. 9714, the Capping Appointed Positions Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 15, 2026 by Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Jul 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 9714 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 9714 IH: Capping Appointed Positions Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-15
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9714  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 15, 2026   Ms. Scholten  (for herself,  Mr. Walkinshaw , and  Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To limit the total number of schedule C and schedule G positions in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Capping Appointed Positions Act  .
2.
Limitation on schedule C and schedule G positions in Federal Government
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, the total number of positions in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), and in schedule G in the excepted service (established by Executive Order 14317 relating to Creating Schedule G in the Excepted Service) may not exceed 1,600.

Tracker

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To limit the total number of schedule C and schedule G positions in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) sponsors H.R. 9714, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Hillary Scholten

Rep. · D–MI-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 15, 2026

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 15, 2026 · Original

James Walkinshaw

Rep. · D–VA-11 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 15, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 9714 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform

Oversight and Government Reform

Referred To · Jul 15, 2026 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9714 has taken 2 actions since Jul 15, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9714 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9714 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Capping Appointed Positions Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Capping Appointed Positions Act — Display Title
• To limit the total number of schedule C and schedule G positions in the Federal Government, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9714 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9714’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9714, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 15, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCHOLTEN:H.R. 9714.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H4545]

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