Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The bill conditions most discretionary federal funding to States on each State establishing a department, agency, or commission of government efficiency (DOGE) to review administration of Federal funds and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse. Each DOGE must have 10–20 members with equal numbers from the State Legislature’s majority and minority parties, publish an annual report on its work, and submit that report to a Department of Government Efficiency within the Executive Office of the President.
Left supports oversight but fears program coercion and centralization.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a clear substantive requirement (conditioning discretionary Federal funds on States creating a government-efficiency entity) and includes basic structural elements (membership size, partisan parity, public reporting), but it lacks necessary operational detail—such as appointment procedures, defined authorities and powers for the State entities, verification and enforcement processes across Federal agencies, cost/resourcing provisions, and integration mechanisms with existing law—to robustly implement a nationwide funding condition.
The bill conditions most discretionary federal funding to States on each State establishing a department, agency, or commission of government efficiency (DOGE) to review administration of Federal funds and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse.
Each DOGE must have 10–20 members with equal numbers from the State Legislature’s majority and minority parties, publish an annual report on its work, and submit that report to a Department of Government Efficiency within the Executive Office of the President.
The requirement applies to all States, DC, and territories beginning fiscal year 2026, excluding discretionary appropriations in the "security" category.
Mandating state entities tied to funding and reporting to an Executive Office invites federalism objections, legal scrutiny, and resistance absent funding or compromise.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a clear substantive requirement (conditioning discretionary Federal funds on States creating a government-efficiency entity) and includes basic structural elements (membership size, partisan parity, public reporting), but it lacks necessary operational detail—such as appointment procedures, defined authorities and powers for the State entities, verification and enforcement processes across Federal agencies, cost/resourcing provisions, and integration mechanisms with existing law—to robustly implement a nationwide funding condition.
Left supports oversight but fears program coercion and centralization.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Left supports oversight but fears program coercion and centralization.
Likely cautiously supportive: values oversight, anti-waste measures, and stronger federal oversight of fund usage, but wary of coercive effects on social programs.
Concerned about centralization and potential misuse to weaken civil-rights–related spending.
Support would depend on implementation safeguards.
Mixed but generally favorable to the goal of reducing waste, while worried about legal, fiscal, and practical implications.
Sees merit in oversight but wants clear definitions, funding for compliance, and limits to avoid coercion or litigation risk.
Likely opposed: supports anti-waste goals but objects to federal coercion, implied federal oversight via EOP, and a mandated parity structure dictating state institutional design.
Views the bill as federal overreach and an unfunded mandate.
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Mandating state entities tied to funding and reporting to an Executive Office invites federalism objections, legal scrutiny, and resistance absent funding or compromise.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Left supports oversight but fears program coercion and centralization.
Mandating state entities tied to funding and reporting to an Executive Office invites federalism objections, legal scrutiny, and resistance…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a clear substantive requirement (conditioning discretionary Federal funds on States creating a government-efficiency entity) and includes basic structural…
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