👥Connolly-Fitzpatrick bill targets Schedule F in bipartisan pushback
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Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) introduced the bipartisan Saving the Civil Service Act to block Trump's Schedule F executive order signed January 20, 2025. The order reclassifies potentially 50,000+ federal employees in "policy-influencing" positions as at-will workers who can be fired without traditional civil service protections.
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Why This Matters
🛡️ Worker Protections: Would restore merit-based job security
Schedule F allows presidents to fire career professionals based on loyalty rather than competence, threatening expertise your community depends on.
👁️ Oversight: Tests Congress's ability to check executive staffing
Congressional authority over federal employment protects professional civil service from political manipulation.
✊ Union Mobilization: Federal-employee rallies hit the Hill
Organized opposition shows how civil servants defend professional standards against political interference.
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Which federal employees would be most affected if Schedule F becomes law?
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What does Schedule F allow the president to do with federal civil service employees?
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Why do legal scholars say Schedule F violates congressional authority over the civil service?
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What was the original purpose of creating a competitive civil service system in the United States?
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What is the formal short title of H.R. 1249?
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Roughly how many federal employees could be shifted to Schedule F under current Trump guidance?
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H.R. 1249 roots its authority in which clause granting Congress power over civil-service rules?
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Under H.R. 1249, terminations of senior executives would require what minimum notice period?
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Which federal employee union staged a “Red-Tape Rally” outside OPM after the bill dropped?
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Which committee will mark up the bill first?
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Which 1978 statute first codified merit-based competitive service rules that Schedule F would bypass?
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CBO projects H.R. 1249 would cost roughly how much over 10 years in additional HR appeals and arbitration?
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