HR 489 · in committee · major
Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- Creates a Federal Agency Sunset Commission to review and schedule the abolishment of federal agencies every 12 years.
- Affects all federal agencies and advisory committees, which must be reauthorized by Congress or will be automatically abolished.
- Congress must vote on the commission's recommendations through expedited joint resolution procedures with no fiscal appropriation specified.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would automatically eliminating federal agencies every 12 years affect the continuity of programs like Social Security, Medicare, or environmental enforcement?
- 02
Which federal agencies do you think should face regular sunset reviews, and which should remain exempt from automatic abolishment requirements?
- 03
What trade-offs exist between forcing Congress to regularly reauthorize agencies and the administrative costs and disruption of potential agency shutdowns?
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Sponsor · R-TX-27
Michael Cloud
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
10/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-16
Joining the bill
Lauren Boebert
R-CO-4 · original
Eric Burlison
R-MO-7 · original
Josh Brecheen
R-OK-2 · original
Byron Donalds
R-FL-19 · original
Anna Paulina Luna
R-FL-13 · original
Mary E. Miller
R-IL-15 · original
Barry Moore
R-AL-1 · original
Scott Perry
R-PA-10 · original
Beth Van Duyne
R-TX-24 · original
Randy K. Weber, Sr.
R-TX-14 · original
Legislative timeline
2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-01-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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