# 119-hr-5676: Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act

119-hr-5676, Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5676
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a freeze on removing civil service employees during lapses in discretionary appropriations.** It bars the President or the head of an executive agency from terminating career civil service staff while a discretionary funding gap is in effect, with a clear exception for political appointees. - Federal career employees: Career civil servants would be protected from removals, including reductions in force, during any lapse in discretionary appropriations. - Political appointees: Officials in political positions would remain subject to removal during funding lapses and are not covered by the freeze. - Agency leaders and human resources: Agency heads would be limited in their ability to cut or reorganize career staff when appropriations lapse, and the bill relies on Title 5 and federal regulations to define which positions are political and which are civil service.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No firing career federal workers in shutdowns: benefit, medium. This bill would bar the President and agency heads from firing civil service employees during a funding lapse. It would apply to all removals, including reductions in force. Political appointees would not be covered and could still be removed. The protection would only apply during a lapse in discr…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5676 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5676)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5676 (as of 2026-04-21).