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H.R. 489 · 119th CongressGovernment Operations and Politics

Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Jan 16, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans

Sponsored by Cloud, Michael R-TX · 10 cosponsors: 0 Democrats, 10 Republicans
IntroducedJan 16, 2025
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Passed one chamber—
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What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 187 words.

Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2025 This bill provides for the establishment of the Federal Agency Sunset Commission to submit to Congress a schedule for review and abolishment of each agency, including each advisory committee. The schedule for review shall be in the form of a joint resolution. Each agency shall be abolished unless reauthorized by Congress. For each agency, the commission must schedule a date of abolishment to occur at least once every 12 years. The commission must (1) review and evaluate the efficiency and public need for each agency using specified criteria; (2) analyze the authority claimed by the executive branch but not specifically authorized by statute; (3) recommend whether each agency should be abolished, reorganized, or continued; and (4) report to Congress on introduced legislation that would establish a new agency or a new program. The Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Budget Office, in cooperation with the Congressional Research Service, shall prepare an inventory of federal programs to assist Congress and the commission in carrying out this bill. The bill provides for expedited congressional consideration of the schedule for review and abolishment.

Context
Committees
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House Rules Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
Sponsor
1 of 69 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 4,169 words
Subjects
Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLegislative rules and procedurePerformance measurement
Latest action
Jan 16, 2025: 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.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]