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Reorganizing Government Act of 2025

3/12/2025, 2:23 AM

Summary of Bill S 583

Bill 119 s 583, also known as the Executive Reorganization Act, aims to amend chapter 9 of title 5, United States Code. The main goal of this bill is to reauthorize the executive reorganization authority of the President in order to ensure efficient executive reorganization. This bill also includes provisions for other purposes, although specific details on these purposes are not provided in the summary.

The Executive Reorganization Act is designed to give the President the authority to make changes to the structure of the executive branch of the government. This can include consolidating agencies, transferring functions between agencies, and eliminating unnecessary positions or departments. The goal of this authority is to streamline the operations of the executive branch and make it more efficient and effective in carrying out its duties.

Overall, Bill 119 s 583 is focused on giving the President the power to reorganize the executive branch in order to improve its functioning. This bill is aimed at ensuring that the government is able to operate in a more efficient and effective manner, ultimately benefiting the American people.

Congressional Summary of S 583

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.

Current Status of Bill S 583

Bill S 583 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 13, 2025. Bill S 583 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the Senate on February 13, 2025.  Bill S 583's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. as of February 13, 2025

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 583

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
3
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
3
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 583

Primary Policy Focus

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 583

A bill 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.
A bill 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.

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