GOP Senator Proposes Bill to Impose Twelve-Year Term Limits on Federal Employees

Senator Roger Marshall (R., Kan.) introduced a new bill Wednesday evening that would impose twelve-year term limits on federal employees.

The “Tenure Evaluation and Rotation Mandate Act,” if passed and enacted, would prevent unelected officials in executive agencies from making lifelong careers in the federal government. There are notable exceptions under the proposed legislation, however. Presidential appointees, federal law-enforcement officers, military-service members, and Department of Defense employees are all exempt, according to the bill’s text.

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Senator Roger Marshall (R., Kan.) introduced a new bill Wednesday evening that would impose twelve-year term limits on federal employees.

The “Tenure Evaluation and Rotation Mandate Act,” if passed and enacted, would prevent unelected officials in executive agencies from making lifelong careers in the federal government. There are notable exceptions under the proposed legislation, however. Presidential appointees, federal law-enforcement officers, military-service members, and Department of Defense employees are all exempt, according to the bill’s text.