[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2601 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2601

 To prohibit the use of, and rescind, Federal funds for United States 
                 DOGE Service, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2025

  Ms. Jacobs (for herself, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. 
Norton, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Barragan, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Lois Frankel of 
   Florida) introduced the following bill; which was 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 the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the use of, and rescind, Federal funds for United States 
                 DOGE Service, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Delete DOGE Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFUNDING DOGE.

    (a) Definitions.--
            (1) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means--
                    (A) the United States DOGE Service (commonly 
                referred to as the ``Department of Government 
                Efficiency'' or ``DOGE'');
                    (B) the DOGE Service Temporary Organization;
                    (C) a DOGE Team, as defined in any covered 
                executive order;
                    (D) any entity established in accordance with, or 
                to implement, any covered executive order; or
                    (E) any successor entity of an entity described in 
                subparagraph (A) through (D).
            (2) Covered executive order.--The term ``covered executive 
        order'' means--
                    (A) Executive Order 14158 (90 Fed. Reg. 8441; 
                relating to establishing and implementing the 
                President's ``Department of Government Efficiency'');
                    (B) Executive Order 14210 (90 Fed. Reg. 9669; 
                related to implementing the President's ``Department of 
                Government Efficiency'' workforce optimization 
                initiative);
                    (C) Executive Order 14222 (90 Fed. Reg. 11095; 
                related to implementing the President's ``Department of 
                Government Efficiency'' cost efficiency initiative); or
                    (D) any successor executive order of the executive 
                orders described in subparagraphs (A) through (C), 
                establishing such Department or successor entities, or 
                implementing any initiative of such Department or 
                successor entities.
            (3) Covered individual.--The term ``covered individual'' 
        means any individual associated with a covered entity on or 
        after January 20, 2025, including an officer, employee, expert, 
        consultant, contractor, volunteer, or any other individual 
        regardless of title or compensation, that is of, within, or 
        providing services for a covered entity, or has at any point 
        headed or controlled a covered entity.
    (b) Limitation.--
            (1) Executive order.--No Federal funds may be used to 
        implement, administer, or enforce a covered executive order.
            (2) USDS.--
                    (A) Except as provided for in subparagraph (B), 
                Federal funds made available for the United States 
                Digital Service shall only be obligated, expended, 
                transferred, or otherwise made available for the 
                purposes of improving existing digital service delivery 
                across the Federal Government in the same manner as it 
                was provided on January 19, 2025.
                    (B) No Federal funds may be obligated, expended, 
                transferred, or otherwise made available for any 
                project or initiative initiated by a covered entity on 
                or after January 20, 2025.
            (3) DOGE entities.--Except as provided for in paragraph 
        (2), no Federal funds may be obligated, expended, transferred, 
        or otherwise made available to a covered entity.
            (4) DOGE-affiliated individuals.--
                    (A) No Federal funds may be used by a covered 
                individual, including the use of equipment or devices 
                purchased or maintained using Federal funds.
                    (B) No Federal funds may be used to implement, 
                administer, or enforce an order or directive, or a 
                recommendation under the color of government office or 
                employment, from a covered individual.
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