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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

To limit the total number of political appointees in the executive branch of the Government.

H.R. 127Introduced Jan 3, 2001Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. William Luther D-MN
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 13, 2001 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

8 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 5 Democrats

3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

Philip Crane (R-IL), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Victor Snyder (D-AR), Gene Taylor (D-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Luther.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-6 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.