Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2025
This bill would establish a Federal Agency Sunset Commission to review federal agencies every 12 years (or less) to determine if they should be abolished, reorganized, or continued based on criteria like cost-effectiveness, duplication with other agencies, and whether they're operating within their original authority. The Commission would submit annual reports to Congress with specific recommendations for each agency, requiring Congress to vote on reauthorizing agencies with a supermajority (two-thirds vote) to extend their existence. If Congress fails to reauthorize an agency, it would be abolished after the review period, with the President responsible for winding down operations. This would affect all federal agencies, requiring them to regularly justify their continued existence through the Commission's review process.
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Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Jan 16, 2025
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Jan 16, 2025
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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.
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Jan 16, 2025
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1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
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Michael Cloud
RRepublican
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Anna Paulina Luna
RRepublican
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Barry Moore
RRepublican
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Beth Van Duyne
RRepublican
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Byron Donalds
RRepublican
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Eric Burlison
RRepublican
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Josh Brecheen
RRepublican
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Lauren Boebert
RRepublican
Co
Mary E. Miller
RRepublican
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Randy K. Weber, Sr.
RRepublican
Co
Scott Perry
RRepublican
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