# 119-hr-1544: LEASH DOGE Act

119-hr-1544, LEASH DOGE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1544
- Congress: 119
- Title: LEASH DOGE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Personnel transparency** is the bill's central aim. It would force the head of the Department of Government Efficiency to report detailed staff information, brief oversight committees in closed sessions, and run a public website with weekly updates on personnel and funding changes. - Federal employees. All employees of the Department and anyone serving on DOGE Agency Teams would be listed by name, title, role, background check status, security clearance status, and disclosed conflicts of interest. - Department leaders and advisers. The head of the Department and any Senior Advisor with Department-related duties would be required to appear at closed briefings and explain current and planned Department activities and the extent of staff access to federal computer systems and personally identifiable information. - The public. A public website would publish employee lists, numbers of layoffs and administrative leaves by office, and lists of programs with reduced, paused, or eliminated funding, updated at least once per week. - Agencies. Agencies with DOGE Agency Teams must provide the Department the information needed for these reports and listings. - Funding consequences. If the Department misses the March 31, 2025 deadlines it would face restrictions on using funds until it complies, including limits to activities started before January 20, 2025 and a ban on funding DOGE Agency Teams.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Public report and website for efficiency office: benefit, low. This bill would require the head of the Department of Government Efficiency to send Congress a full staff report. The report would list all employees, roles, background checks and results, security clearances, and any conflicts of interest and plans to fix them. The department head and any senior p…
- Funding freeze if efficiency office misses deadlines: cost, low. If the department head does not meet the report, meeting, and website requirements by March 31, 2025, funding would be limited. While limits apply, the department could use money (including amounts previously for the United States Digital Service) only for work started before January 20, 2025. Whil…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act
- 119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1564: Ethan's Law

## Sources
- [119-hr-1544 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1544)

## 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-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-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-14)
- [119-hr-1564: Ethan's Law](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1564)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1544 (as of 2026-04-21).