H.R. 2523 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Mar 31, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryStates must create efficiency departments
This bill tells states that if they want to receive most federal money, they first have to set up a government efficiency department, agency, or commission. That department's job would be to check whether the state is spending federal funds wisely and to look for waste, fraud, and abuse. Each year, these state departments would have to send a report to the federal government about their work and suggestions for improvement, and they'd have to post that report online for the public to see.
How it affects you
If you live in a state, this could indirectly affect how your state government uses federal dollars. State officials and employees would need to do this new efficiency work, and you might see public reports about waste or fraud in how federal funds are spent in your state.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 31, 2025)
State-Level Departments of Government Efficiency Establishment Act or the State-Level DOGE Establishment Act
This bill requires states that receive certain federal funds to establish and maintain a government efficiency department, agency, or commission.
Specifically, the bill prohibits certain discretionary appropriations from being disbursed to any state that has not established and maintained a government efficiency department, agency, or commission to review the efficacy of the state’s administration of federal funding and to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer funds.
This requirement does not apply to discretionary appropriations within the security category, which includes appropriations associated with the budgets for the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the intelligence community management account, and international affairs.
The bill also requires a state government efficiency entity established under this bill to submit to the Department of Government Efficiency within the Executive Office of the President an annual report that (1) details the entity’s work, and (2) provides legislative and operational suggestions and recommendations to improve the efficiency of expenditures of federal funds. The report must also be published on the state's public website.
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. 2523
A BILL
State-Level DOGE Establishment Act
Sponsor: Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24) · Introduced Mar 31, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 31, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.”