Mike Lee (R-UT)
Reorganizing Government Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 2 Republican cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Reorganizing Government Act of 2025 seeks to amend chapter 9 of title 5 of the United States Code. This bill focuses on reauthorizing the executive reorganization authority of the President. It makes various changes to how executive departments are defined and handled. The bill includes provisions regarding the elimination of operations and the reduction of federal employees. It also addresses the amendment of rules and regulations to decrease costs and difficulty of compliance.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +7
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill expands the President's authority to reduce federal employees and eliminate government operations or statutory programs.
- Scored +5
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill authorizes the President to eliminate operations and government operations that do not serve the public interest.
- Scored +5
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill provides authority to amend regulations to decrease the cost and difficulty of compliance.
The opposite
- Scored -6
Would union members be better off under this?
The bill authorizes the reduction of the number of federal employees and the abolition of statutory programs.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Decreasing Regulatory Burdens: Under Section 2, paragraph (1)(A)(i), the bill adds authority to amend rules, regulations, and other requirements to decrease the cost and difficulty of compliance and to eliminate unnecessary and burdensome requirements. This could potentially lower costs for individuals or groups facing specific regulations.
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Eliminating Unnecessary Operations: The bill adds authority to the President to eliminate operations determined to be unnecessary for the execution of constitutional duties (Section 2, paragraph (1)(A)(i)) and to eliminate government operations that do not serve the public interest (Section 2, paragraph (1)(A)(9)). This is intended to ensure efficient executive reorganization.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Reduction in Federal Workforce: Section 2, paragraph (1)(A)(7) adds the authority to reduce the number of federal employees. This could impact individuals currently employed by the federal government.
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Removal of Protections for Statutory Programs: In Section 2, paragraph (3)(C), the bill strikes the language in section 903(a) that previously stated "no enforcement function or statutory program shall be abolished by the plan." This change could allow for the abolition of existing statutory programs or enforcement functions.
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 President to eliminate operations and government operations that do not serve the public interest. Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — The bill allows for the elimination of unnecessary operations to ensure efficient executive reorganization. Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill allows for the amendment of rules and regulations to decrease the cost and difficulty of compliance.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill expands the President's authority to reduce federal employees and eliminate government operations or statutory programs.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill provides authority to amend regulations to decrease the cost and difficulty of compliance. Would union members be better off under this? — The bill authorizes the reduction of the number of federal employees and the abolition of statutory programs.
- 2/27/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/19/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/13/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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