I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1950 
To abolish certain executive agencies unless Congress disapproves of such 
abolishment, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2015 
Mr. BYRNE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To abolish certain executive agencies unless Congress 
disapproves of such abolishment, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Sunset Inefficient and 
Unaccountable Government Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ABOLISHMENT OF AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each agency listed in subsection 
(c) shall be abolished on the date set forth in subsection 
(c), unless a Federal law disapproving of the abolishment 
of the agency is enacted before such date. 
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(b) EFFECT OF ABOLISHMENT.—When an agency is 
abolished under this Act, the head of such agency may 
take such actions as are necessary to dispose of the assets, 
obligations, and liabilities of the agency during the one- 
year period that begins on the date of such abolishment. 
(c) SCHEDULE FOR ABOLISHMENT.— 
(1) AGRICULTURE.—The date of abolishment 
referred to in subsection (a) is 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act for the following agencies: 
(A) The Department of Agriculture. 
(B) Any other agency— 
(i) about which Congress has not 
passed 
a 
concurrent 
resolution 
dis-
approving of the abolishment of such agen-
cy during the previous 10 years; and 
(ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) COMMERCE.—The date of abolishment re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act for the following agencies: 
(A) The Department of Commerce. 
(B) Any other agency— 
(i) about which Congress has not 
passed 
a 
concurrent 
resolution 
dis-
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approving of the abolishment of such agen-
cy during the previous 10 years; and 
(ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
referred to the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives. 
(C) Any other agency— 
(i) about which Congress has not 
passed 
a 
concurrent 
resolution 
dis-
approving of the abolishment of such agen-
cy during the previous 10 years; and 
(ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
referred to the Committee on Small Busi-
ness of the House of Representatives. 
(D) Any other agency— 
(i) about which Congress has not 
passed 
a 
concurrent 
resolution 
dis-
approving of the abolishment of such agen-
cy during the previous 10 years; and 
(ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives. 
(3) EDUCATION.—The date of abolishment re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is 4 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act for the following agencies: 
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(A) The Department of Education. 
(B) Any other agency— 
(i) about which Congress has not 
passed 
a 
concurrent 
resolution 
dis-
approving of the abolishment of such agen-
cy during the previous 10 years; and 
(ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
referred to the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(4) ENERGY.—The date of abolishment referred 
to in subsection (a) is 5 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act for the following agencies: 
(A) The Department of Energy. 
(B) Any other agency— 
(i) about which Congress has not 
passed 
a 
concurrent 
resolution 
dis-
approving of the abolishment of such agen-
cy during the previous 10 years; and 
(ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(C) Any other agency— 
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(i) about which Congress has not 
passed 
a 
concurrent 
resolution 
dis-
approving of the abolishment of such agen-
cy during the previous 10 years; and 
(ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
referred to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives. 
(5) HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.—The date 
of abolishment referred to in subsection (a) is 6 
years after the date of enactment of this Act for the 
Department of Health and Human Services. 
(6) HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; JU-
DICIARY.—The date of abolishment referred to in 
subsection (a) is 7 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act for the following agencies: 
(A) The Department of Housing and 
Urban Development. 
(B) Any other agency, other than the De-
partment of Justice— 
(i) about which Congress has not 
passed 
a 
concurrent 
resolution 
dis-
approving of the abolishment of such agen-
cy during the previous 10 years; and 
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(ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives. 
(7) LABOR.—The date of abolishment referred 
to in subsection (a) is 8 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act for the Department of Labor. 
(8) INTERIOR.—The date of abolishment re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is 9 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act for the following agencies: 
(A) The Department of the Interior. 
(B) Any other agency— 
(i) about which Congress has not 
passed 
a 
concurrent 
resolution 
dis-
approving of the abolishment of such agen-
cy during the previous 10 years; and 
(ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives. 
(9) TREASURY; VETERANS AFFAIRS.—The date 
of abolishment referred to in subsection (a) is 10 
years after the date of enactment of this Act for the 
following agencies: 
(A) Any office of the Department of the 
Treasury. 
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(B) Any other agency, other than the De-
partment of the Treasury— 
(i) about which Congress has not 
passed 
a 
concurrent 
resolution 
dis-
approving of the abolishment of such agen-
cy during the previous 10 years; and 
(ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives. 
(C) The Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(D) Any other agency— 
(i) about which Congress has not 
passed 
a 
concurrent 
resolution 
dis-
approving of the abolishment of such agen-
cy during the previous 10 years; and 
(ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(10) TRANSPORTATION; ARMED SERVICES; FOR-
EIGN AFFAIRS; HOMELAND SECURITY.—The date of 
abolishment referred to in subsection (a) is 11 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act for the fol-
lowing agencies: 
(A) The Department of Transportation. 
(B) Any other agency— 
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