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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 24, 2025
Accountability in Government Efficiency Act
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on the actions undertaken by the Department of Government Efficiency established by Executive Order 14158. The report shall include (1) an analysis of such actions on the long-term financial, public health, and safety interests of the United States; and (2) the extent to which such actions comply with certain laws related to government records maintained on individuals and to ethics in government.
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Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] · D–VA
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-24 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would require a report to Congress on the Department of Government Efficiency’s actions. The report would examine how those actions affect the country’s long-term finances, public health, and safety, including changes to federal staffing and programs. It would also assess compliance with specified laws, including the Privacy Act of 1974.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare a report on the actions taken by the Department of Government Efficiency
(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;
(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.
shall submit the report prepared under subsection (a) to Congress
Section 1 would name the bill the Accountability in Government Efficiency Act.
This Act may be cited as the Accountability in Government Efficiency Act.
The Comptroller General would have to prepare the report. Its subject would be the Department of Government Efficiency established by Executive Order 14158.
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)
The report would have to analyze long-term financial, public health, and safety effects, including effects of reducing federal civil-service staff, ending federal programs, and pausing and restarting programs. This is a requirement to study effects; it does not establish what those effects are.
(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;
The report would have to assess how far the department’s actions complied with the Privacy Act of 1974 and chapter 131 of title 5 of the United States Code. The bill does not itself determine whether violations occurred.
(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.
The proposed deadline for the Comptroller General to submit the report to Congress was December 31, 2025.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit the report prepared under subsection (a) to Congress not later than December 31, 2025.
The supplied action snapshot, updated July 17, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 24, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-07-17T19:30:25Z. 2025-02-24: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 2025-02-24: Introduced in House
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