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END the DEEP STATE Act

USA118th CongressHR-6558| House 
| Updated: 12/1/2023
Andrew Ogles

Andrew Ogles

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (13)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Bob Good (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)Mark Alford (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Lauren Boebert (Republican)Andrew S. Clyde (Republican)Josh Brecheen (Republican)Eric Burlison (Republican)

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Enabling Necessary Discipline with the Defense of Executives’ Endeavors to Properly Staff Their Agencies with Trustworthy Employees Act or the END the DEEP STATE Act This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to withdraw the proposed rule titled Upholding Civil Service Protections and Merit System Principles and published on September 18, 2023. The bill also prohibits further action to finalize, implement, or enforce the same or a substantially similar rule. The proposed rule addresses civil service protections for federal employees. Among other things, the proposed rule provides that federal employees shall not lose their status or civil service protections when they involuntarily leave the competitive service to enter the excepted service or move between positions in the excepted service; establishes related procedures that apply when moving to these positions; and specifies that the phrase confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating, which is used to describe certain positions that are excepted from civil service protections, is intended to apply to noncareer, political appointments.
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Timeline
Dec 1, 2023
Introduced in House
Dec 1, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
  • December 1, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • December 1, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Government Operations and Politics

END the DEEP STATE Act

USA118th CongressHR-6558| House 
| Updated: 12/1/2023
Enabling Necessary Discipline with the Defense of Executives’ Endeavors to Properly Staff Their Agencies with Trustworthy Employees Act or the END the DEEP STATE Act This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to withdraw the proposed rule titled Upholding Civil Service Protections and Merit System Principles and published on September 18, 2023. The bill also prohibits further action to finalize, implement, or enforce the same or a substantially similar rule. The proposed rule addresses civil service protections for federal employees. Among other things, the proposed rule provides that federal employees shall not lose their status or civil service protections when they involuntarily leave the competitive service to enter the excepted service or move between positions in the excepted service; establishes related procedures that apply when moving to these positions; and specifies that the phrase confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating, which is used to describe certain positions that are excepted from civil service protections, is intended to apply to noncareer, political appointments.
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Timeline
Dec 1, 2023
Introduced in House
Dec 1, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
  • December 1, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • December 1, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Andrew Ogles

Andrew Ogles

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (13)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Bob Good (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)Mark Alford (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Lauren Boebert (Republican)Andrew S. Clyde (Republican)Josh Brecheen (Republican)Eric Burlison (Republican)

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted