# 119-hr-7483: Dual Hatting Limitation Act of 2026

119-hr-7483, Dual Hatting Limitation Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ); status introduced (as of 2026-06-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7483
- Congress: 119
- Title: Dual Hatting Limitation Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-13

## Summary

**Prevents senior officials from performing two federal jobs at once.** This bill would bar specified senior officers and civil service acting officials from occupying or carrying out the functions or duties of any other federal position while they serve. - Named roles covered include the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Special Counsel, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, and the Archivist of the National Archives. Each of those officials or anyone temporarily acting in those offices would be barred from holding another federal office. - It also forbids any individual occupying a Level I Executive Schedule position, or a civil servant temporarily performing that Level I office, from occupying or carrying out duties of any other federal position. - The bill would add a Federal Vacancies rule preventing the President from directing someone already serving as an acting officer in one vacancy to perform the functions of a different vacant office in an acting capacity.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban dual acting federal roles: mixed, low. This bill would stop certain senior federal officials from holding two federal jobs at the same time. Covered officials include the NARA Archivist, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, and the Special Counsel. It would also apply to an…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7483 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7483)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4714)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7483 (as of 2026-06-13).