119-hr1545

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1545 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1545

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

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 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

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 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.
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