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119-s-583119th Congress

Reorganizing Government Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Lee, Mike [R-UT]

Introduced

Summary

Expand presidential reorganization authority to cover executive departments. This bill would broaden what the President can reorganize and add new goals like cutting federal headcount, simplifying rules, and ending operations that do not serve the public interest.

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  • Federal workers: The bill would add an explicit purpose to reduce the number of federal employees, which could lead to workforce reductions in affected departments.
  • Executive branch entities: The definition of covered entities would widen from "agencies" to include executive departments, offices, officers, independent establishments, and wholly owned corporations while excluding the Government Accountability Office and the Comptroller General.
  • Rules and regulated parties: Reorganization plans would prioritize amending rules and regulations to decrease compliance costs and remove burdensome requirements that affect businesses and other regulated parties.
  • Scope and limits: The bill would remove a prior prohibition on abolishing enforcement functions or statutory programs and it would update planning deadlines to December 31, 2026.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Broader presidential reorganization authority

This bill would let the President reorganize whole departments and many offices across the executive branch. It would replace the word “agency” with a broader “executive department” that covers agencies, independent establishments, government-owned corporations, and offices or officers, but would exclude the GAO and the Comptroller General. The bill would add new goals for reorganization: cut unneeded operations, reduce federal jobs, and simplify or remove rules. It would also remove the rule that barred reorganization plans from abolishing enforcement functions or statutory programs. If enacted, these changes could lead to program cuts, job losses for federal workers, or fewer regulatory burdens for businesses and households.

Reorg plans can't add jobs or costs

This bill would bar reorganization plans from creating a net increase in federal workers or a net increase in spending. It would add that prohibition into the chapter’s list of reorganization purposes or limits. The bill would also extend the statute’s deadline references to December 31, 2026, letting the President use this authority until that date. If enacted, plans would have to avoid adding net jobs or costs while the expanded authority remains in effect through December 31, 2026.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lee, Mike [R-UT]

UT • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 2/19/2025

  • Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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