# 119-s-2816: Stop Sycophants in Government Act of 2025

119-s-2816, Stop Sycophants in Government Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2816
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2816
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop Sycophants in Government Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Ban on political loyalty tests**. This bill would bar Federal officials, including the President, from using political loyalty as a condition in employment decisions for covered Federal jobs and offices. - Federal employees and applicants: It would stop agencies from requiring political loyalty for hiring or as a condition of employment, protecting career staff from loyalty screenings. - Presidential appointees and senior leaders: The rule explicitly covers positions appointed by the President with Senate confirmation, including heads of Executive departments. - Postal workforce: It extends the prohibition to employees of the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission. - Personnel processes: The bill would bar loyalty tests at four points in employment: applications, appointments, promotions, and contract renewals.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on Federal Political Loyalty Tests: benefit, medium. If enacted, federal officials could not administer political loyalty tests to covered federal employees. This would bar tests as a condition of employment and during application, appointment, promotion, and contract renewal. The bill would define "employee" by citing 5 U.S.C. 2105. It would explici…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-2231: GLOBE Act of 2025
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2816 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2816)

## Related
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-2231: GLOBE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2231)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2816 (as of 2026-04-21).