H.R. 1535 119th Congress House

BAD DOGE Act

Official title: To repeal President Donald Trump's January 20, 2025, Executive Order titled "Establishing and Implementing the President's 'Department of Government Efficiency'", and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 24, 2025 Introduced by: Dave Min Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structurePresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Feb 24, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bolstering America’s Democracy and Demanding Oversight and Government Ethics Act or the BAD DOGE Act

This bill provides that Executive Order 14158 (relating to establishing and implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency) shall have no force or effect.

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
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Energy, Dept of
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
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Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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General Services Administration (GSA)
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Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
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