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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Saving the Civil Service Act

S. 134Introduced Jan 16, 2025Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Official title: A bill to place limitations on excepting positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Timothy Kaine D-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 16, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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

24 cosponsors — 22 Democrats, 2 independents

0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Angus King (I-ME), Ben Luján (D-NM), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mark Warner (D-VA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Timothy Kaine.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.