Stop Sycophants in Government Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2816 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 i…