H.R. 2601 (119th)Bill Overview

Delete DOGE Act

Government Operations and Politics|Government Operations and Politics
Cosponsors
Support
Democratic
Introduced
Apr 2, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by…

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01 · The brief

This bill ("Delete DOGE Act") prohibits use of Federal funds to implement specified executive orders (EOs 14158, 14210, 14222 and successors) that establish a Department of Government Efficiency and related entities.

It defines covered entities (United States DOGE Service, temporary organization, DOGE Teams, successors) and covered individuals (anyone associated on or after January 20, 2025), and bars Federal funding or use of Federal resources for those entities, projects initiated by them after January 20, 2025, and for covered individuals to act under color of government.

The bill also limits United States Digital Service (USDS) funds to only the functions they had on January 19, 2025.

Passage25/100

Substantive constraint on executive authority and partisan framing reduce cross‑chamber and presidential accommodation prospects; legal challenges possible.

CredibilityPartially aligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly targeted substantive policy change that relies principally on statutory prohibitions of Federal funding to disable certain entities and the implementation of specified executive orders. It supplies clear definitions and cutoff dates and therefore is reasonably specific about what is covered. However, it provides minimal procedural, fiscal, and enforcement detail.

Contention75/100

Progressives emphasize blocking modernization and service delivery harms.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Who this appears to help vs burden50% / 50%
Federal agenciesFederal agencies
Likely helped
  • Federal agenciesReduces federal spending on new DOGE initiatives and successor entities.
  • Targeted stakeholdersLimits US Digital Service funding to activities as of January 19, 2025.
  • Targeted stakeholdersPrevents creation or expansion of a Department of Government Efficiency.
Likely burdened
  • Federal agenciesReduces capacity for centralized digital modernization and cross-agency IT projects.
  • Targeted stakeholdersCould lead to layoffs of staff and contractors working on DOGE initiatives.
  • Targeted stakeholdersInterrupts or cancels projects initiated after January 20, 2025, wasting investments.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Progressives emphasize blocking modernization and service delivery harms.
Progressive10%

Likely critical: views the bill as a rollback of federal capacity to improve digital services and implement efficiency reforms initiated by the executive branch.

Concerned it hobbles modernization and workforce initiatives that can improve public-service delivery and equity.

Some impacts are speculative given limited text on the specific EO contents.

Likely resistant
Centrist45%

Mixed view: appreciates oversight of new executive reorganizations but worries about blunt funding bans.

Would prefer narrower, evidence-based limits or sunset reviews instead of broad prohibitions.

Sees practical governance and legal uncertainty risks.

Split reaction
Conservative85%

Likely supportive: views the bill as a necessary check on executive expansion, preventing creation of a new Department/agency and stopping taxpayer funding for it.

Praises limits on bureaucratic growth and centralized workforce reorganization.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

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Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood25/100

Substantive constraint on executive authority and partisan framing reduce cross‑chamber and presidential accommodation prospects; legal challenges possible.

Scope and complexity
52%
Scopemoderate
52%
Complexitymedium
Why this could stall
  • Absence of a congressional cost estimate or agency implementation analysis
  • Whether the targeted executive orders and entities have broad administrative buy-in
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

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06 · Go deeper

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Progressives emphasize blocking modernization and service delivery harms.

Substantive constraint on executive authority and partisan framing reduce cross‑chamber and presidential accommodation prospects; legal cha…

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Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly targeted substantive policy change that relies principally on statutory prohibitions of Federal funding to disable certain entities and the implementatio…

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