119-s2816

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2816 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2816

 To prohibit the administration of any political loyalty test as a 
 condition of Federal employment, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 16, 2025

 Mr. Murphy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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 A BILL

 To prohibit the administration of any political loyalty test as a 
 condition of Federal employment, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Sycophants in Government Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL LOYALTY TESTS.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Employee.--The term ``employee''--
        (A) has the meaning given the term in 

section 2105 
 of title 5, United States Code; and
        (B) includes--
            (i) any individual serving in a position 
 for which appointment is made by the President, 
 by and with the advice and consent of the 
 Senate, including an individual serving as the 
 head of an Executive department;
            (ii) an employee of the United States 
 Postal Service; and
            (iii) an employee of the Postal Regulatory 
 Commission.

    (2) Executive department.--The term ``Executive 
 department'' has the meaning given the term in 

section 101 of 
 title 5, United States Code.

    (b) Prohibition.--No Federal official, including the President, may 
administer a political loyalty test to any employee or with respect to 
any position as an employee, including--

    (1) as a condition of employment as an employee; or

    (2) as part of--
        (A) the application process for a position as an 
 employee;
        (B) the process of appointing an employee;
            (C) the decision whether to promote an employee; or
            (D) any contract renewal process with respect to an 
 employee.
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