Bill > HR326

This bill, the Saving the Civil Service Act, aims to nullify Executive Order 13957, which had created a new "Schedule F" category in the federal excepted service. The key provisions of this bill are: 1. It rescinds Executive Order 13957, effectively eliminating the Schedule F category and restoring positions and appointments that were converted to Schedule F back to the competitive service or other excepted service schedules. 2. It prohibits any future conversions of positions or appointments from the competitive service or Senior Executive Service to the excepted service, with limited exceptions to reverse conversions made under the rescinded Executive Order. 3. It reinstates with backpay any individuals who were involuntarily removed from the civil service during the period when Executive Order 13957 was in effect. The bill is intended to preserve the traditional civil service system and prevent the politicization of federal employment that the creation of Schedule F was seen as enabling.