Capping Appointed Positions Act

Key Points

• The bill sets a hard cap of 1,600 total positions across two categories of political appointees in the federal government: Schedule C confidential/policy jobs and the newer Schedule G policy-influencing jobs.
• The limit would start in fiscal year 2027 and apply every year after that, meaning it would remain in place indefinitely unless Congress changes the law again.
• The bill specifically references Schedule G, a category of excepted service jobs created by a 2026 executive order, showing this legislation is a direct response to that expansion of appointee hiring authority.
• By capping these roles, the bill aims to prevent any administration from filling too many government jobs with political loyalists instead of career staff, though this policy goal is not stated explicitly in the bill text itself.