Saving the Civil Service Act

This bill, known as the "Saving the Civil Service Act," seeks to safeguard the federal competitive service by prohibiting the creation of any new excepted service schedules beyond those (A through E) that existed on September 30, 2020 . It establishes strict limitations on how federal positions can be moved between the competitive and excepted services, ensuring greater stability for civil servants. Key provisions include requiring the prior written consent of an employee before their position can be transferred from the competitive service to the excepted service, or between different excepted service schedules. Furthermore, agencies are restricted from transferring more than one percent of their total employees (or five employees, whichever is greater) from the competitive to the excepted service during any four-year presidential term. The bill also mandates that the Office of Personnel Management must provide prior consent for agencies to transfer any occupied position into Schedule C of the excepted service, reinforcing oversight of such reclassifications.