James Comer (R-KY)
Reorganizing Government Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 19 Republican cosponsors · See all 19 cosponsors
Last activity — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
The Reorganizing Government Act of 2025 aims to amend chapter 9 of title 5 of the United States Code. This bill seeks to reauthorize the executive reorganization authority of the President. The legislation is intended to ensure efficient executive reorganization. It includes provisions to modify how executive departments are defined and handled. Additionally, the bill makes several adjustments to existing statutory language regarding government operations.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +6
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill expands the President's authority to reorganize executive departments, eliminate operations, and reduce the Federal workforce.
- Scored +5
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill authorizes the elimination of unnecessary operations and the reduction of Federal employee numbers to decrease government expenditures.
- Scored +4
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill seeks to decrease the cost and difficulty of compliance by amending burdensome rules and regulations.
The opposite
- Scored -5
Would union members be better off under this?
The bill provides authority to reduce the number of Federal employees and eliminate various government operations.
- Scored -3
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?
The bill removes the statutory prohibition against abolishing enforcement functions or statutory programs.
- Scored -2
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The removal of protections for enforcement functions may decrease the transparency of certain government programs.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Reduction in government costs and complexity: The bill allows for amending rules, regulations, and other requirements to decrease the cost and difficulty of compliance and to eliminate unnecessary and burdensome requirements (Section 2, Section 901(a)(8)).
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Elimination of unnecessary operations: The bill provides authority to eliminate operations determined to be unnecessary for the execution of constitutional duties (Section 2, Section 901(a)(3)) and to eliminate government operations that do not serve the public interest (Section 2, Section 901(a)(9)).
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Reduction in Federal workforce size: The bill includes provisions to reduce the number of Federal employees (Section 2, Section 901(a)(7)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Changes to enforcement functions: The bill amends section 903(a) by striking the provision that states no enforcement function or statutory program shall be abolished by the plan (Section 2, Section 903(a)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill authorizes the elimination of unnecessary operations and the reduction of Federal employee numbers to decrease government expenditures. Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill seeks to decrease the cost and difficulty of compliance by amending burdensome rules and regulations. Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — The bill aims to increase efficiency by eliminating government operations that do not serve the public interest. Does this reduce what the federal government owes? — The bill allows for the elimination of government operations and the reduction of the Federal workforce to control expenditures. Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices? — The bill removes the statutory prohibition against abolishing enforcement functions or statutory programs.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill expands the President's authority to reorganize executive departments, eliminate operations, and reduce the Federal workforce. Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The removal of protections for enforcement functions may decrease the transparency of certain government programs.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill aims to reduce the cost and difficulty of regulatory compliance for businesses. Would union members be better off under this? — The bill provides authority to reduce the number of Federal employees and eliminate various government operations.
- 1/27/2026
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-464, Part I.
- Committee on Rules discharged.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397.
- 4/24/2025
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- 3/25/2025
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 20.
- 2/13/2025
- 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.
- 15 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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