{"id":24616,"date":"2022-09-29T19:54:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T19:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/29\/feinstein-kaine-seek-ban-on-schedule-f-appointments-in-ndaa-amendment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:04:33","slug":"feinstein-kaine-seek-ban-on-schedule-f-appointments-in-ndaa-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2022\/09\/29\/feinstein-kaine-seek-ban-on-schedule-f-appointments-in-ndaa-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"Feinstein, Kaine seek ban on Schedule F appointments in NDAA amendment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON, D.C<i>. <\/i>\u2014 Two Democratic senators filed an amendment to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act that would ban the widespread reclassification of federal civil service positions to political appointees \u2014 known as the Trump administration\u2019s \u201cSchedule F\u201d plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senators Dianne Feinstein of California and Tim Kaine of Virginia proposed the amendment to ensure career federal employees could not be hired or fired on the basis of political preference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCareer federal employees have protections in place to prevent any one administration from firing them and replacing them with political appointees,\u201d said Feinstein in a statement. \u201cThis is absolutely critical to ensure our government operates effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move comes as time quickly runs out for Congress to evade a shutdown and pass its annual funding bills. Amid other swirling priorities, banning Schedule F has gained momentum over the last month. Two weeks ago, the House of Representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/federal-oversight\/congress\/2022\/09\/15\/house-moves-to-shield-federal-civil-service-from-trumps-schedule-f\/\" target=\"_blank\">passed the amendment\u2019s underlying legislation, Preventing a Patronage System Act,<\/a> sponsored by Rep. Gerry Connolly, (D-Va.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Oct. 21, 2020, former President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13957, allowing agency heads to convert a broad swath of federal positions to a newly created Schedule F category. These employees would not be covered by civil service protections that protect against arbitrary termination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New presidents <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpresidentialtransition.org%2Ffaq%2F&#038;data=05%7C01%7Cjgould%40defensenews.com%7C439933a6db6445ce166f08daa2491d16%7C1d5c96e57ee2446dbed8d0f8c50edea5%7C1%7C0%7C638000732172041657%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=1sX8E2R5AEXQP8XCFkZukKrIefAW%2FeVzk%2BbL1X%2FpNow%3D&#038;reserved=0\">can make<\/a> about 4,000 political appointments, about 1,200 of which must be confirmed by the Senate. The White House\u2019s Office of Management and Budget under Trump planned to reclassify 88% of its 2 million-strong workforce under Schedule F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Executive Order was then repealed by President Joe Biden in January 2021, thus never taking effect. However, Democrats in Congress have continued to push for legislation that would prevent a future attempt to reinstate Schedule F or something similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur civil service plays an invaluable role in everything from our national security to the administration of Social Security benefits,\u201d said Kaine in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s in Americans\u2019 best interest that those positions be filled with the most qualified applicants. 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