The DOGE Act would take Executive Order 14210, which implements the President’s Department of Government Efficiency workforce optimization initiative, and make it federal law. In other words, it would codify the executive directive into statute, giving the order the same binding force as legislation. The bill itself is short and does not add new programs or funding; it relies on the content of EO 14210 (not provided here) for details about what “workforce optimization” entails. Because the act only codifies an existing executive order, its impact rests on what EO 14210 requires. If enacted, the EO’s provisions would be treated as statutory requirements, subject to congressional oversight and potential future changes only through law, not merely executive action.
Key Points
- 1The bill designates the act as the “Department of Government Efficiency Act” or the “DOGE Act.”
- 2It codifies Executive Order 14210, which relates to implementing the President’s workforce optimization initiative for government efficiency.
- 3The specific duties, timelines, and methods of workforce optimization come from EO 14210 (90 Fed. Reg. 9669); those details are not repeated in the bill text.
- 4Once codified, EO 14210 would have the force and effect of law, meaning it would be binding statutory requirements rather than informal executive guidance.
- 5The bill has been introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; sponsors include Mills, Bean (FL), Donalds, Moore (AL), Rulli, Spartz, and Issa.