Dual Hatting Limitation Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7483 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7483 To prohibit certain senior Federal officers or acting officers from carrying out the duties of other Federal positions, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2026 Ms. Ansari (for herself and Mr. Garcia of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit certain senior Federal officers or acting officers from carrying out the duties of other Federal positions, 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 ``Dual Hatting Limitation Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OFFICERS AND ACTING OFFICERS FROM CARRYING OUT DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL POSITIONS. (a) Director of Office of Personnel Management.--Section 1102(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Director or''; and (2) by adding after the period at the end the following: ``The Director, or any other individual occupying a position in the civil service performing the functions and duties of the office of the Director temporarily in an acting capacity, may not occupy, or carry out the functions or duties of, any other position in the Federal Government.''. (b) Special Counsel.--Section 1211(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the last sentence and inserting the following: ``The Special Counsel, or any other individual occupying a position in the civil service performing the functions and duties of the office of the Special Counsel temporarily in an acting capacity, may not occupy, or ca