# 119-hr-1145: Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act

119-hr-1145, Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-20).

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- As of: 2025-12-20
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1145
- Congress: 119
- Title: Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-20

## Summary

**Makes the official who runs the Department of Government Efficiency personally liable for claims tied to the department's actions.** It would attach that liability even for violations related to labor law, data privacy, national or domestic security, federal appropriations, or other statutes. - Officials: The special Government employee who manages the department would face personal legal exposure and could be named in claims tied to the department's work. - People affected: Employees, contractors, or members of the public could bring claims connected to the department's activities and seek remedies for labor, privacy, security, or spending harms. - Legal framework: The bill would act as an overlay that supersedes other laws to assign liability to the named official for the department's actions.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Personal liability for Government Efficiency manager: benefit, low. If enacted, you could sue the manager of the Department of Government Efficiency personally for claims tied to that Department’s actions. This would apply to the special Government employee who runs that Department in the Executive Office of the President, or any successor office. It would cover cl…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act
- 119-hr-999: Right to Contraception Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1145 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1145)

## Related
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
- [119-hr-999: Right to Contraception Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-999)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1145 (as of 2025-12-20).