Pass the Saving the Civil Service Act

About 8,000 senior career federal employees became at-will in June 2026, with no appeal and more jobs being screened.

A letter to your members of Congress. Facts checked September 24, 2026.

The explainer behind this letter Schedule F The rule that would let a president fire career civil servants at will

The Letter

Subject Protect the merit-based civil service from Schedule F

Career federal workers should answer to the law and the facts, not to whoever holds the White House.

In June, about 8,000 senior career employees were moved into Schedule Policy/Career, a new category that lets them be fired at will. They cannot appeal a firing, and retaliation complaints now go to their own agency instead of an independent office. Agencies are already screening more jobs.

These are program managers, attorneys, and analysts whose job is to get the facts right. One CDC employee told reporters that pushing back on scientific methods no longer feels safe.

The Saving the Civil Service Act, H.R. 492 and S. 134, would require Congress to approve before any job is moved out of the protected civil service. It has 109 House cosponsors, including four Republicans.

Please cosponsor the Saving the Civil Service Act and keep federal jobs based on merit, not loyalty.

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I'm a constituent calling to ask the member to cosponsor the Saving the Civil Service Act, H.R. 492 in the House and S. 134 in the Senate.
In June, about 8,000 senior career federal employees were made at-will under Schedule Policy/Career. They cannot appeal a firing, and agencies are screening more jobs.
The bill would require Congress to approve before jobs are moved out of the protected civil service. It has 109 House cosponsors, including four Republicans.
Will the member cosponsor it?

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The Facts Behind the Ask

~8,000 senior career federal positions made at-will under Schedule Policy/Career on June 3, 2026; 97% are GS-15 or higher (source)
7 days agencies had to notify moved employees, who cannot appeal a firing to the Merit Systems Protection Board or challenge the move (source)
109 House cosponsors of the Saving the Civil Service Act, H.R. 492, including 4 Republicans; S. 134 has 24 (source)

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