H.R. 1295 · Where this bill is now
Waiting for a House vote
Approved by committee Jan 27, 2026; no House vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summarySpeeds up plans to reshape federal government
This bill brings back an old authority that lets the President create reorganization plans for the executive branch and have Congress vote on them quickly. It expands what those plans can do—like reducing the number of federal employees, cutting rules and regulations, or shutting down government operations the President deems unnecessary. It also removes several restrictions on what the plans could contain, allowing them to create, rename, abolish, or merge federal departments and agencies.
How it affects you
Federal employees could see changes to their agencies, departments, or jobs depending on what reorganization plans the President proposes. Everyday people might experience changes in the rules and regulations that affect them, or in which government services are available. The bill doesn't specify the exact effects, though, so what you'd actually feel depends on which plans are submitted and approved.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Feb 13, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1295
A BILL
Reorganizing Government Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. James Comer (R-KY-1) · Introduced Feb 13, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jan 27, 2026: “Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397.”