Reorganizing Government Act of 2025

Hozzl · 2026-02-14T21:41:17Z

Explore the details of House Bill 1295 Reorganizing Government Act of 2025 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Government Operations and Politics. Stay informed on legislative developments.

2/14/2026, 9:41 PM

Summary of Bill HR 1295

Bill 119 hr 1295, also known as the Executive Reorganization Act, aims to amend chapter 9 of title 5, United States Code, in order to reauthorize the executive reorganization authority of the President. This bill is designed to ensure that the process of executive reorganization is efficient and effective.

The Executive Reorganization Act allows the President to propose reorganization plans to Congress, which can then approve or reject them within a certain timeframe. This authority is important for the President to be able to streamline and improve the functioning of the executive branch of government.

The bill also includes provisions for oversight and accountability in the reorganization process, ensuring that Congress has a role in approving any proposed changes. This helps to prevent any potential abuse of power by the President in restructuring the executive branch. Overall, the goal of Bill 119 hr 1295 is to promote efficiency and effectiveness in the executive branch of government through the reorganization authority of the President. It is an important piece of legislation that aims to improve the functioning of the federal government.

Congressional Summary of HR 1295

Reorganizing Government Act of 2025

This bill revives expedited congressional consideration of certain Presidential plans to reorganize the executive branch, expands permissible plan purposes, and changes the prohibitions on plan content.

The bill reauthorizes through 2026 a currently expired authority that requires expedited congressional consideration of certain executive branch reorganization plans submitted by the President.

The bill also expands the purposes for which such reorganization plans may be undertaken, to include

reducing the number of federal employees;
eliminating unnecessary and burdensome rules, regulations, and other requirements; and
eliminating government operations that do not serve the public interest.

The bill removes the following prohibitions on the contents of such plans:

creating new executive departments or renaming existing executive departments;
abolishing or transferring executive departments or independent regulatory agencies or all of their functions; and
consolidating executive departments or independent regulatory agencies or all of their functions.

The bill also adds a new prohibition on content, specifying that any such plan may not create a net increase in federal workers or expenditures.

Read the Full Bill

Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Current Status of Bill HR 1295

Bill HR 1295 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 13, 2025. Bill HR 1295 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on February 13, 2025. Bill HR 1295's most recent activity was Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397. as of January 27, 2026

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 1295

Total Number of Sponsors

Democrat Sponsors

Republican Sponsors

Unaffiliated Sponsors

Total Number of Cosponsors

Democrat Cosponsors

Republican Cosponsors

Unaffiliated Cosponsors

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 1295

Primary Policy Focus

Government Operations and Politics

Potential Impact Areas

- Administrative law and regulatory procedures

- Executive agency funding and structure

- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 1295

To amend chapter 9 of title 5, United States Code, to reauthorize the executive reorganization authority of the President and to ensure efficient executive reorganization, and for other purposes.