State-Level DOGE Establishment Act
State-Level DOGE Establishment Act
Plain Language Summary
# State-Level DOGE Establishment Act (HR 2523) Summary **What the Bill Would Do:** This bill would require states to create a government efficiency department, agency, or commission if they want to receive certain federal funding. These state-level efficiency offices would review how states use federal money and work to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse. The bill withholds discretionary federal funds from states that don't establish these efficiency departments—essentially using federal funding as leverage to force compliance. **Who It Affects and Key Provisions:** The requirement applies to most discretionary federal spending going to states, with one major exception: federal money for defense, homeland security, veterans affairs, nuclear security, intelligence, and international affairs would not be affected.
State governments would bear the responsibility and cost of creating and maintaining these new efficiency departments. In practice, this would impact every state that receives federal funding for non-security programs, likely including education, transportation, infrastructure, and social services. **Current Status:** The bill was introduced by Representative Claudia Tenney (R-NY) in the 119th Congress and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been voted on by the full House. It has not advanced to passage at this time.
CRS Official Summary
State-Level Departments of Government Efficiency Establishment Act or the State-Level DOGE Establishment ActThis bill requires states that receive certain federal funds to establish and maintain a government efficiency department, agency, or commission.Specifically, the bill prohibits certain discretionary appropriations from being disbursed to any state that has not established and maintained a government efficiency department, agency, or commission to review the efficacy of the state’s administration of federal funding and to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer funds.This requirement does not apply to discretionary appropriations within the security category, which includes appropriations associated with the budgets for the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the intelligence community management account, and international affairs. The bill also requires a state government efficiency entity established under this bill to submit to the Department of Government Efficiency within the Executive Office of the President an annual report that (1) details the entity’s work, and (2) provides legislative and operational suggestions and recommendations to improve the efficiency of expenditures of federal funds. The report must also be published on the state's public website.
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.