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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 1544 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1544

To direct the head of the Department of Government Efficiency to submit 
  a report to Congress on the personnel of the Department and present 
     information to Congress on the activities carried out by the 
                  Department, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 2025

 Mr. Subramanyam (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jackson of 
     Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Fields, Mr. Larson of 
 Connecticut, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. 
  Lois Frankel of Florida, and Mr. Huffman) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the head of the Department of Government Efficiency to submit 
  a report to Congress on the personnel of the Department and present 
     information to Congress on the activities carried out by the 
                  Department, 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 ``Legislative Enforcement Against 
Setbacks from Harmful DOGE Actions Act'' or the ``LEASH DOGE Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON EMPLOYEES AND ACTIVITIES 
              OF DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY.

    (a) Report.--The head of the United States DOGE Service (commonly 
referred to as the ``Department of Government Efficiency'' or ``DOGE'') 
shall submit a report to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate containing the 
following information:
            (1) A list of--
                    (A) all employees of the Department, including 
                special Government employees, and a description of each 
                employee's role; and
                    (B) all employees of the Executive Office of the 
                President, including any individual serving as a Senior 
                Advisor to the President, whose duties include advising 
                the President on the operations of the Department.
            (2) For each such employee, a statement of whether the 
        employee has undergone a background check and, if so, the 
        results of the background check.
            (3) For each such employee, a statement of whether the 
        employee has a security clearance.
            (4) For each such employee, a statement disclosing any 
        conflict of interest held by the employee, including (if 
        applicable) a description of a plan entered into by the 
        employee to address such conflicts and the person with whom the 
        employee entered into the plan.
    (b) Appearance at Meetings of Committees.--
            (1) Appearance of head of doge required.--The head of DOGE 
        and any Senior Advisor to the President described in subsection 
        (a)(1)(B) shall appear at a closed meeting of the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives 
        and a closed meeting of the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate to present information on 
        the activities carried out by the Department as of the date of 
        the meeting and on the activities the Department intends to 
        carry out after such date.
            (2) Information on access to personally identifiable 
        information.--The head of DOGE and any Senior Advisor to the 
        President described in subsection (a)(1)(B) shall include in 
        the information presented at a meeting under this subsection a 
        description of the extent to which employees of DOGE have 
        obtained access to computer systems of the Federal Government, 
        along with a description of the types of personally 
        identifiable information contained in such systems for which 
        such employees have obtained access.
    (c) Public Website on DOGE Information.--
            (1) Establishment and operation.--The head of DOGE shall 
        establish and operate a public website through which members of 
        the public may obtain the following information in human-
        readable form:
                    (A) A list of employees of DOGE, include special 
                Government employees, their titles, and a description 
                of their role in DOGE.
                    (B) The number of employees laid off and put on 
                administrative leave within each office of the Federal 
                Government.
                    (C) A list of programs and activities within each 
                office of the Government for which funding has been 
                reduced, and the amount by which such funding has been 
                reduced.
                    (D) A list of programs and activities within each 
                office of the Government for which funding has been 
                paused, and a timeline on when a final decision will be 
                made regarding that funding.
                    (E) A list of programs and activities within each 
                office of the Government for which funding has been 
                eliminated.
                    (F) A list of individuals, including their contact 
                information, whom Federal employees, recipients of 
                Federal financial assistance, and members of the public 
                may contact with questions about the status of Federal 
                personnel and Federal financial assistance.
            (2) Updates.--The head of DOGE shall update the information 
        provided on the website under this subsection not less 
        frequently than once per week.

SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF DOGE AGENCY TEAMS.

    (a) Treatment as Employee of DOGE.--For purposes of this Act, an 
employee of an agency who serves on the DOGE Agency Team of the agency 
in accordance with section 3(c) of Executive Order 14158 shall be 
considered an employee of DOGE.
    (b) Provision of Information.--The head of each agency for which a 
DOGE Agency Team has been established in accordance with such Executive 
Order shall provide the head of DOGE with such information as may be 
necessary for the head of DOGE to carry out the requirements of this 
Act.

SEC. 4. DEADLINES; RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.

    (a) Deadlines.--Not later than March 31, 2025, the head of DOGE 
shall submit the report required under section 2(a), appear at meetings 
under section 2(b), and operate the public website under section 2(c).
    (b) Restrictions on Use of Funds.--If the head of DOGE fails to 
comply with subsection (a)--
            (1) any funds appropriated or otherwise made available for 
        the Department of Government Efficiency, including amounts 
        previously available for the United States Digital Service, may 
        be used only to carry out activities initiated prior to January 
        20, 2025; and
            (2) no Federal funds may be used for any DOGE Agency Team 
        established in accordance with section 3(c) of Executive Order 
        14158,
until the head of DOGE submits the report required under section 2(a), 
appears at meetings under section 2(b), and operates the public website 
under section 2(c).
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