I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 489 
To establish the Federal Agency Sunset Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2025 
Mr. CLOUD (for himself, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. PERRY, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mrs. 
MILLER of Illinois, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. MOORE of Ala-
bama, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. BOEBERT, and Mrs. LUNA) introduced 
the following bill; which was 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the Federal Agency Sunset Commission. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Agency Sunset 
Commission Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. REVIEW AND ABOLISHMENT OF FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES. 
(a) SCHEDULE FOR REVIEW.—(1) Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Fed-
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eral Agency Sunset Commission established under section 
3 shall submit to Congress a schedule for review by the 
Commission of each agency that lists the date of abolish-
ment for each agency. 
(2) Such date of abolishment shall occur at least once 
every 12 years (or less, if determine appropriate by Con-
gress). 
(3) The Schedule for review will be in the form of 
a joint resolution. 
(b) REVIEW OF AGENCIES PERFORMING RELATED 
FUNCTIONS.—In determining the schedule for review of 
agencies under subsection (a), the Commission shall pro-
vide that agencies that perform similar or related func-
tions be reviewed concurrently to promote efficiency and 
consolidation. 
(c) ABOLISHMENT OF AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each agency shall be re-
viewed and abolished according to the schedule cre-
ated pursuant to this section and approved under 
section 9, unless the agency is reauthorized by the 
Congress. 
(2) EXTENSION.—The date of abolishment for 
an agency may be extended for an additional 2 years 
if the Congress enacts legislation extending such 
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date by a vote of a supermajority of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com-
mission to be known as the ‘‘Federal Agency Sunset Com-
mission’’. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) The Commission shall be composed of 13 
members (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘members’’) 
who shall be appointed as follows: 
(A) 1 shall be appointed by the President. 
(B) 3 shall be appointed by the majority 
leader of the Senate, of whom— 
(i) 2 shall be from among Members of 
the Senate; and 
(ii) 1 shall not be Member of Con-
gress and shall have expertise in the oper-
ation and administration of Federal Gov-
ernment programs. 
(C) 3 shall be appointed by the minority 
leader of the Senate, of whom— 
(i) 2 shall be from among Members of 
the Senate; and 
(ii) 1 shall not be Member of Con-
gress and shall have expertise in the oper-
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ation and administration of Federal Gov-
ernment programs. 
(D) 3 shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, of whom— 
(i) 2 shall be from among Members of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(ii) 1 shall not be Member of Con-
gress and shall have expertise in the oper-
ation and administration of Federal Gov-
ernment programs. 
(E) 3 shall be appointed by the minority 
leader of the House of Representatives, of 
whom— 
(i) 2 shall be from among Members of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(ii) 1 shall not be Member of Con-
gress and shall have expertise in the oper-
ation and administration of Federal Gov-
ernment programs. 
(c) CONTINUATION OF MEMBERSHIP.—If a member 
was appointed to the Commission as a Member of Con-
gress and the member ceases to be a Member of Congress, 
that member shall cease to be a member of the Commis-
sion. 
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