DOGE Codification Act of 2025
The DOGE Codification Act of 2025 would affirm and lock in actions taken by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an agency created or established through an executive order titled “Establishing and Implementing the Presidents Department of Government Efficiency.” The bill treats DOGE’s rules, policies, guidance, procedures, and any related agency actions as law with full force and effect. It also requires that regulatory changes DOGE rescinds or modifies remain in their revised form unless DOGE or Congress changes them, and that any budgetary savings or efficiency measures identified or implemented by DOGE—along with those adopted by other agencies at DOGE’s direction—be maintained despite other laws or funding limitations. In short, the bill aims to institutionalize DOGE’s reforms and cost-saving measures by embedding them into statutory authority, effectively preserving DOGE-generated regulations and savings across the federal government unless specifically altered by DOGE or Congress.
Key Points
- 1Codification of DOGE actions: All rules, policies, guidance, and procedures issued or directed by DOGE, and related agency actions, are authorized to have the full force and effect of law.
- 2Retention of reforms: The policies and actions issued under DOGE remain in effect as law unless DOGE or Congress alters them.
- 3Regulatory continuity: Regulations rescinded or modified by DOGE stay in their revised form until DOGE or Congress changes them.
- 4Preservation of cost-saving measures: Budgetary savings and efficiency measures identified or implemented by DOGE, and those adopted by agencies due to DOGE’s actions, must be maintained notwithstanding other legal provisions or appropriations.
- 5Scope and authority: The act centers on codifying executive-order–driven DOGE actions and ensuring they persist as law across the federal government unless repealed or modified.