HR1295Referred to Committee

Reorganizing Government Act of 2025

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-02-13

Introduced

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Type

Sponsor

James Comer

Republican · KY · Representative

Votes with party: 96.3% (540 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (19)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397.

2026-01-27

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would restructure how the federal government is organized and operates, likely consolidating agencies, changing reporting structures, or shifting responsibilities between departments to improve efficiency. The changes would affect federal employees, the agencies they work for, and potentially the public services those agencies provide. The specific details of which agencies would be reorganized and how would depend on the bill's full text.

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Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1295 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 397 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1295 [Report No. 119-464, Part I] To amend chapter 9 of title 5, United States Code, to reauthorize the executive reorganization authority of the President and to ensure efficient executive reorganization, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2025 Mr. Comer (for himself, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Jack, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Ms. Boebert, and Mr. Timmons) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned January 27, 2026 Additional sponsors: Mr. Pfluger, Ms. Mace, Mr. McGuire, and Mr. Gosar January 27, 2026 Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] January 27, 2026 Committee on Rules discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2025] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend chapter 9 of title 5, United States Code, to reauthorize the executive reorganization authority of the President and to ensure efficient executive reorganization, 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 ``Reorganizing Government Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION AMENDMENTS. Chapter 9 of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 901-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, including the elimination of operations determined to be unnecessary for the execution of constitutional duties'' before the semicolon; (ii) in paragraph (5)-- (I) by striking ``agencies'' in each place the term appears and inserting ``executive departments''; (II) by striking ``by consolidating'' and inserting ``or functions thereof by consolidating''; and (III) by striking ``and'' at the end; (iii) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (iv) by adding at the end the following: ``(7) to reduce the number of Federal employees; ``(8) to amend rules, regulations, and other requirements for the purpose of decreasing the cost and difficulty of compliance thereof, and to eliminate unnecessary and burdensome rules, regulations, and other requirements; and ``(9) to eliminate government operations that do not serve the public interest.''; and (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``agencies'' and inserting ``executive departments''; (2) in section 902, by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: ``(1) `executive department'-- ``(A) means-- ``(i) any executive department, agency, or independent establishment of the United States or any corporation wholly owned by the United States; and ``(ii) an office or officer of the executive branch; and ``(B) does not include the Government Accountability Office or the Comptroller General of the United States.''; (3) in section 903(a)-- (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``agencies'' and inserting ``executive departments''; (B) by striking ``agency'' in each place the term appears and inserting ``executive department''; and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, except that no enforcement function or statutory program shall…

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be abolished by the plan''; (4) in section 904, by striking ``agency'' in each place the term appears and inserting ``executive department''; (5) in section 905-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) by striking paragraph (1); (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively; (iii) in paragraphs (1) and (3), as so redesignated, by striking ``agency'' in each place the term appears and inserting ``executive department''; (iv) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking ``new agency'' and inserting ``new executive department''; (v) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking ``or''; (vi) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking the period and inserting ``; or''; and (vii) by adding at the end the following: ``(7) creating a net increase in the number of Federal workers or a net increase in expenditures.''; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``December 31, 1984'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''; (6) in section 907, by striking ``agency'' in each place the term appears and inserting ``executive department''; (7) in section 908, by striking ``December 31, 1984'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''; and (8) in section 909, by striking ``19 .'' and inserting ``20 .''. Union Calendar No. 397 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1295 [Report No. 119-464, Part I] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend chapter 9 of title 5, United States Code, to reauthorize the executive reorganization authority of the President and to ensure efficient executive reorganization, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ January 27, 2026 Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform with an amendment January 27, 2026 Committee on Rules discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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