Stop Sycophants in Government Act of 2025

United States119th CongressS-2816Senate
Updated: Sep 16, 2025

Summary

This bill establishes a comprehensive prohibition against the use of political loyalty tests as a prerequisite for federal employment or career advancement. It explicitly forbids any federal official, including the President, from administering such tests to any employee or for any position within the federal government. The legislation broadly defines "employee" to encompass most federal workers, including presidential appointees , heads of Executive departments, and personnel from the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission. These loyalty tests are specifically prohibited as a condition of employment , or as part of the application, appointment, promotion, or contract renewal processes, ensuring that political allegiance does not influence federal service decisions.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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