# 119-s-134: Saving the Civil Service Act

119-s-134, Saving the Civil Service Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-134
- Congress: 119
- Title: Saving the Civil Service Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Keeps most federal jobs in the competitive civil service.** This bill would block agencies from reclassifying competitive positions into new excepted categories and would impose strict limits on transfers between service types to protect employee rights and hiring rules. - Federal employees: It would bar moving competitive-service positions into the excepted service unless they fit Schedules A through E as they existed on September 30, 2020. Employees could not be moved from the competitive service to an excepted schedule without their written consent. - Agency managers and presidential administrations: Agencies could not move more than the greater of 1 percent of an agency's workforce or 5 employees from competitive to excepted service during a four-year presidential term. Agencies also need prior Office of Personnel Management consent to shift occupied positions into Schedule C. - Oversight and veterans' positions: The Office of Personnel Management Director would have 90 days to write implementing regulations and agencies must report annually by March 15 listing each transfer, the justification, and any violations. The bill applies to positions under chapters 73 and 74 of title 38 despite 38 U.S.C. 7425(b).

## Cosponsors (24)

- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on moving federal jobs: benefit, medium. If enacted, agencies would not be able to except a competitive-service job unless it is in schedules A–E as of Sept. 30, 2020 and follows part 6 rules. Employees would need to give written consent before their occupied job is moved from the competitive service into the excepted service or into a di…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
- 119-s-1115: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 119-s-2178: Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-134 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/134)

## Related
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
- [119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2523)
- [119-s-1115: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1115)
- [119-s-2178: Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2178)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-134 (as of 2026-04-21).