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Accountability in Government Efficiency Act

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on actions taken by the Department of Government Efficiency.

Introduced Feb 24, 2025

Latest action (Feb 24, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Legislative subjects (3)
Congressional oversightGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigations

Summary

This bill directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a report on the actions taken by the Department of Government Efficiency as established by executive order. The report must analyze the effects of the Department's actions, including employee reductions, program terminations, and program pauses or restarts, on the long-term financial, public health, and safety interests of the United States. The report must also assess whether the Department carried out these actions in compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974 and relevant federal personnel laws. The Comptroller General must submit the report to Congress by December 31, 2025.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
19 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Feb 24, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
  2. Feb 24, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Feb 24, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 24, 2025

Mr. Subramanyam (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Fields, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, and Mr. Huffman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A BILL

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on actions taken by the Department of Government Efficiency.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Accountability in Government Efficiency Act”.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON ACTIONS TAKEN BY DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY.

(a) Report.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare a report on the actions taken by the Department of Government Efficiency, as established by Executive Order 14158 (related to establishing and implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency”), and shall include in the report—

(1) an analysis of the effects of such actions, including actions resulting in the reduction of the number of employees in the civil service, the termination of Federal programs, and the pausing and restarting of Federal programs, on the long- term financial, public health, and safety interests of the United States; and

(2) the extent to which the Department of Government Efficiency has carried out such actions in compliance with section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the “Privacy Act of 1974”) and chapter 131 of such title.

(b) Deadline for Submission.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit the report prepared under subsection (a) to Congress not later than December 31, 2025. <all>

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