Reorganizing Government Act of 2025

United States119th CongressS-583Senate
Updated: Feb 13, 2025

Summary

This bill reauthorizes the President's executive reorganization authority, extending its validity until December 31, 2026 , and significantly expands its scope. It broadens the definition of "executive department" to include a wider array of government entities, aiming to facilitate more comprehensive restructuring of the executive branch. The legislation introduces new explicit purposes for reorganization, such as the reduction of federal employees , the elimination of operations unnecessary for constitutional duties, and the removal of burdensome rules and regulations. Crucially, it removes a previous limitation, allowing reorganization plans to abolish enforcement functions or statutory programs. Additionally, the bill establishes new restrictions, prohibiting any reorganization plan that would lead to a net increase in federal workers or a net increase in expenditures . These amendments collectively grant the President enhanced power to streamline government operations, reduce costs, and eliminate entities deemed inefficient or not serving the public interest.

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HR-1295: Reorganizing Government Act of 2025

Committee on Rules discharged.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

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