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H.R. 5676

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5676, the Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act, was introduced in the House on Oct 3, 2025 by Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) with 16 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Oct 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 5676 has 16 co-sponsors.

hb5676/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5676 IH: Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5676  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 3, 2025   Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick  (for herself,  Ms. Barragán ,  Mr. Jackson of Illinois ,  Mr. Landsman ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Sherman ,  Mr. Thanedar ,  Ms. Titus , and  Mr. Bell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To prohibit any Executive agency from terminating employees during any period in which there is a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act  .
2.
Limit on termination of employees during Government shutdowns
(a)
In general
During any period in which there is a lapse in discretionary appropriations, neither the President nor the head of an Executive agency may remove from the civil service, including as part of a reduction in force, any employee of an Executive agency, other than a political appointee.
(b)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Civil service; Executive agency
The terms  civil service  and  Executive agency  have the meanings given such terms in sections 2101 and 105, respectively, of title 5, United States Code.
(2)
Political appointee
The term  political appointee  means an individual serving in an appointment to a political position.
(3)
Political position
The term  political position  means—
(A)
a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating to the Executive Schedule);
(B)
a noncareer appointment in the Senior Executive Service (as defined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code); or
(C)
a position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-10-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Oct 3, 2025

hb5676/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (10/03/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) sponsors H.R. 5676, and 16 members have co-sponsored it, 8 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5676 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Oct 3, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5676 has taken 2 actions since Oct 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Oct 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 5676 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5676 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act — Display Title
  • Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit any Executive agency from terminating employees during any period in which there is a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5676 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE113
KATHERINE SYBENGA113
MARAM ABDELHAMID113
MATTHEW SOCKNAT113
MATTHEW SOWARDS113
KURT VORNDRAN112
REGINA HUTTER112
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5676 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5676’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr5676/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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