The authority would include guaranteed votes on reorganization plans, including to eliminate operations that "do not serve the public interest" and to eliminate employees. Image: Aashish Kiphayet/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffA process not used for four decades for Congress to give fast-track review of agency reorganizations would be revived under a bill (HR-1295) newly introduced by the chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky.
“This legislation restores a reorganization authority that was last in effect in 1984, aiming to modernize and improve government efficiency. Under this bill, Congress must vote on proposed reorganization plans within 90 days, using an expedited process that cannot be filibustered” in the Senate, said a summary.
Comer said he would push for prompt approval in the committee of the bill, that he said would “fast-track President Trump’s government reorganization plans by renewing a key tool to approve them swiftly in Congress.”
The authority, which would last through 2026, would include guaranteed votes on reorganization plans whose goals would include to eliminate “operations determined to be unnecessary for the execution of constitutional duties” or that “do not serve the public interest,” and to “reduce the number of federal employees.” The bill’s introduction follows a hearing on “rightsizing government.”
A counterpart has been offered in the Senate (S-583) by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.
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