119-hr2601

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2601 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2601

 To prohibit the use of, and rescind, Federal funds for United States 
 DOGE Service, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 2, 2025

 Ms. Jacobs (for herself, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. 
Norton, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Barragan, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Lois Frankel of 
 Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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

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 A BILL

 To prohibit the use of, and rescind, Federal funds for United States 
 DOGE Service, and for other purposes.

 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 ``Delete DOGE Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFUNDING DOGE.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
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    (1) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means--
        (A) the United States DOGE Service (commonly 
 referred to as the ``Department of Government 
 Efficiency'' or ``DOGE'');
        (B) the DOGE Service Temporary Organization;
            (C) a DOGE Team, as defined in any covered 
 executive order;
            (D) any entity established in accordance with, or 
 to implement, any covered executive order; or
        (E) any successor entity of an entity described in 
 subparagraph
        (A) through
            (D) .

    (2) Covered executive order.--The term ``covered executive 
 order'' means--
        (A) Executive Order 14158 (90 Fed. Reg. 8441; 
 relating to establishing and implementing the 
 President's ``Department of Government Efficiency'');
        (B) Executive Order 14210 (90 Fed. Reg. 9669; 
 related to implementing the President's ``Department of 
 Government Efficiency'' workforce optimization 
 initiative);
            (C) Executive Order 14222 (90 Fed. Reg. 11095; 
 related to implementing the President's ``Department of 
 Government Efficiency'' cost efficiency initiative); or
            (D) any successor executive order of the executive 
 orders described in subparagraphs
        (A) through
            (C) , 
 establishing such Department or successor entities, or 
 implementing any initiative of such Department or 
 successor entities.

    (3) Covered individual.--The term ``covered individual'' 
 means any individual associated with a covered entity on or 
 after January 20, 2025, including an officer, employee, expert, 
 consultant, contractor, volunteer, or any other individual 
 regardless of title or compensation, that is of, within, or 
 providing services for a covered entity, or has at any point 
 headed or controlled a covered entity.

    (b) Limitation.--

    (1) Executive order.--No Federal funds may be used to 
 implement, administer, or enforce a covered executive order.

    (2) USDS.--
        (A) Except as provided for in subparagraph
        (B) , 
 Federal funds made available for the United States 
 Digital Service shall only be obligated, expended, 
 transferred, or otherwise made available for the 
 purposes of improving existing digital service delivery 
 across the Federal Government in the same manner as it 
 was provided on January 19, 2025.
        (B) No Federal funds may be obligated, expended, 
 transferred, or otherwise made available for any 
 project or initiative initiated by a covered entity on 
 or after January 20, 2025.

    (3) DOGE entities.--Except as provided for in paragraph

    (2) , no Federal funds may be obligated, expended, transferred, 
 or otherwise made available to a covered entity.

    (4) DOGE-affiliated individuals.--
        (A) No Federal funds may be used by a covered 
 individual, including the use of equipment or devices 
 purchased or maintained using Federal funds.
        (B) No Federal funds may be used to implement, 
 administer, or enforce an order or directive, or a 
 recommendation under the color of government office or 
 employment, from a covered individual.
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