119 HR 1295 RH: Reorganizing Government Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
2026-01-27
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Union Calendar No. 397
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1295
[Report No. 119–464, Part I]
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.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Reorganizing Government Act of 2025”.
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 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 .”.
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