I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 824 
To require the evaluation of Federal agencies and programs for duplicative, 
wasteful, or outdated functions, and to recommend the elimination or 
realignment of such functions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2025 
Ms. VAN DUYNE (for herself, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. FALLON, Mr. GILL of Texas, 
Mr. WEBER of Texas, and Mr. MOYLAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the evaluation of Federal agencies and programs 
for duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and to 
recommend the elimination or realignment of such func-
tions, 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 ‘‘Government Office Re-
alignment And Closure Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘GORAC Act 
of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF FEDERAL AGENCIES AND PRO-
GRAMS FOR DUPLICATIVE, WASTEFUL, OR 
OUTDATED FUNCTIONS. 
(a) EVALUATION.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
every 10 years thereafter, the Comptroller General 
shall, in accordance with paragraph (2), conduct an 
evaluation of each Federal program carried out in 
the preceding 10-year period. 
(2) USE OF NON-FEDERAL AUDITOR.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall— 
(i) procure the services of a non-Fed-
eral auditor to— 
(I) conduct the evaluation re-
quired by paragraph (1) on behalf of 
the Comptroller General; and 
(II) make recommendations in 
accordance with paragraph (3) on 
Federal agencies and Federal pro-
grams that should be realigned or 
eliminated; and 
(ii) take appropriate steps to assure 
that any work performed by the non-Fed-
eral auditor complies with the standards 
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established by the Comptroller General for 
audits of Federal establishments, organiza-
tions, programs, activities, and functions. 
(B) DEADLINE FOR PROCURING OF SERV-
ICES FOR INITIAL EVALUATION.—With respect 
to the evaluation required to be conducted not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
procure the services of a non-Federal auditor in 
accordance with subparagraph (A)(i) not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(3) EVALUATION CRITERIA.—The non-Federal 
auditor 
shall 
recommend 
under 
paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii)— 
(A) the realignment of 2 or more Federal 
agencies or Federal programs into a single con-
solidated or streamlined Federal agency or Fed-
eral program, if— 
(i) such Federal agencies or Federal 
programs have the same essential function; 
and 
(ii) such function can be carried out 
through a single consolidated or stream-
lined Federal agency or Federal program; 
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(B) the realignment or elimination of any 
Federal agency or Federal program that has 
wasted Federal funds in the 10 year period pre-
ceding the evaluation by— 
(i) egregious spending; 
(ii) mismanagement of resources and 
personnel; or 
(iii) use of such funds for personal 
benefit or the benefit of a special interest 
group; and 
(C) the elimination of any Federal agency 
or Federal program that during any time in the 
10 year period preceding the evaluation— 
(i) completed its intended purpose; 
(ii) became irrelevant; or 
(iii) failed to meet its objectives. 
(4) NON-FEDERAL
AUDITOR
REPORT.—Not 
later than 1 year after the non-Federal auditor be-
gins conducting an evaluation under this subsection, 
the non-Federal auditor shall submit to the Comp-
troller General a report containing the recommenda-
tions described under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) with re-
spect to such evaluation. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the non-Federal audit submits a report required by 
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subsection (a)(4), the Comptroller General shall submit to 
Congress a report that includes— 
(1) the recommendations included in the report, 
with supporting documentation for all recommenda-
tions; and 
(2) the proposed legislation described under 
subsection (c). 
(c) PROPOSED LEGISLATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Comptroller General 
shall propose legislation in accordance with para-
graphs (2) and (3) to implement the recommenda-
tions included in the report submitted subsection 
(a)(4). 
(2) USE OF SAVINGS.—The legislation proposed 
under paragraph (1) shall provide that all funds 
saved by the implementation of the recommendations 
described in the report submitted under subsection 
(a)(3) shall be pay down the national debt. 
(3) RELOCATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
The legislation proposed under paragraph (1) shall 
provide that if the position of an employee of a Fed-
eral agency is eliminated as a result of the imple-
mentation of the recommendations included in the 
report, the head of the agency shall make reasonable 
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efforts to relocate such employee to another position 
within the agency or within another Federal agency. 
(d) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) HEARINGS.—The non-Federal auditor may 
request that the Comptroller General for the purpose 
of carrying out this section require, by subpoena or 
otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such wit-
nesses as any member of the Comptroller considers 
advisable. 
(2) PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN MATERIALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal audi-
tor may request that the Comptroller General 
for the purpose of carrying out this section re-
quire, by subpoena or otherwise, the production 
of such books, records, correspondence, memo-
randa, papers, documents, tapes, and other evi-
dentiary materials relating to any matter under 
investigation by the non-Federal auditor. 
(B) AUTHORITY TO DECLINE REQUEST.— 
The Comptroller General may decline a request 
described under subparagraph (A). 
(C) ISSUANCE.—Subpoenas issued under 
subparagraph (A) shall bear the signature of 
the Comptroller General and shall be served by 
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any person or class of persons designated by 
the chairperson for that purpose. 
(D) ENFORCEMENT.—In the case of contu-
macy or failure to obey a subpoena issued 
under subparagraph (A), the United States dis-
trict court for the judicial district in which the 
subpoenaed person resides, is served, or may be 
found, may issue an order requiring such per-
son to appear at any designated place to testify 
or to produce documentary or other evidence. 
Any failure to obey the order of the court may 
be punished by the court as a contempt of that 
court. 
(E) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.—The Comptroller General may secure di-
rectly from any Federal department or agency 
such information as the non-Federal auditor 
considers necessary to carry out this section. 
Upon a request made to the Comptroller Gen-
eral from the non-Federal auditor, the head of 
an agency shall furnish such information to the 
auditor. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘enti-
tlement program’’ means any program that makes 
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payments (including loans and grants), the budget 
authority for which is not provided for in advance by 
appropriation Acts, to any person or government if, 
under the provisions of the law containing such au-
thority, the United States is obligated to make such 
payments to persons or governments who meet the 
requirements established by such law. 
(2) FEDERAL AGENCY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ under section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ does not include— 
(i) a military installation, as such 
term is defined in section 2801(c)(4) of 
title 10, United States Code; or 
(ii) any agency that solely administers 
entitlement programs. 
(3) FEDERAL PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘program’’ means 
any activity or function of an agency. 
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(B) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘‘program’’ 
does not include entitlement programs. 
(4) NON-FEDERAL AUDITOR.—The term ‘‘non- 
Federal auditor’’ means the non-Federal auditor 
from which the Comptroller General procures serv-
ices under subsection (a). 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF REFORM 
PROPOSALS. 
(a) INTRODUCTION; REFERRAL; AND REPORT
OR 
DISCHARGE.— 
(1) INTRODUCTION.—On the fifteenth calendar 
day on which both Houses are in session, on or im-
mediately following the date on which the report is 
submitted to Congress under section 2(b), a single 
implementation bill shall be introduced (by re-
quest)— 
(A) in the Senate by the Chair of the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs; and 
(B) in the House of Representatives by the 
Chair of the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(2) REFERRAL.— 
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(A) TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE OF 
JURISDICTION.—The implementation bills intro-
duced under paragraph (1) shall be referred to 
any appropriate committee of jurisdiction in the 
Senate and any appropriate committee of juris-
diction in the House of Representatives. 
(B) AUTHORITY
OVER
IMPLEMENTATION 
BILL.—A committee to which an implementa-
tion bill is referred under this paragraph may 
review and report on such bill, may report such 
bill to the respective House, and may not 
amend such bill. 
(3) REPORT OR DISCHARGE.—If a committee to 
which an implementation bill is referred has not re-
ported such bill by the end of the 15th calendar day 
after the date of the introduction of such bill, such 
committee shall be immediately discharged from fur-
ther consideration of such bill, and upon being re-
ported or discharged from the committee, such bill 
shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. 
(b) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—When the committee to 
which an implementation bill is referred has re-
ported, or has been discharged under subsection 
(b)(3), it is at any time thereafter in order (even 
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though a previous motion to the same effect has 
been disagreed to) for any Member of the respective 
House to move to proceed to the consideration of the 
implementation bill, and all points of order against 
the implementation bill (and against consideration of 
the implementation bill) are waived. The motion is 
highly privileged in the House of Representatives 
and is privileged in the Senate and is not debatable. 
The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a 
motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of other business. A motion to recon-
sider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or 
disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to 
proceed to the consideration of the implementation 
bill is agreed to, the implementation bill shall remain 
the unfinished business of the respective House until 
disposed of. 
(2) AMENDMENTS.—An implementation bill 
may not be amended in the Senate or the House of 
Representatives. 
(3) DEBATE.—Debate on the implementation 
bill, and on all debatable motions and appeals in 
connection therewith, shall be limited to not more 
than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally be-
tween those favoring and those opposing the resolu-
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tion. A motion further to limit debate is in order and 
not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to 
postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consider-
ation of other business, or a motion to recommit the 
implementation bill is not in order. A motion to re-
consider the vote by which the implementation bill is 
agreed to or disagreed to is not in order. 
(4) VOTE
ON
FINAL
PASSAGE.—Immediately 
following the conclusion of the debate on an imple-
mentation bill, and a single quorum call at the con-
clusion of the debate if requested in accordance with 
the rules of the appropriate House, the vote on final 
passage of the implementation bill shall occur. 
(5) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCEDURE.— 
Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to 
the application of the rules of the Senate or the 
House of Representatives, as the case may be, to the 
procedure relating to an implementation bill shall be 
decided without debate. 
(c) COORDINATION
WITH
ACTION
BY
OTHER 
HOUSE.—If, before the passage by 1 House of an imple-
mentation bill of that House, that House receives from 
the other House an implementation bill, then the following 
procedures shall apply: 
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(1) NONREFERRAL.—The implementation bill 
of the other House shall not be referred to a com-
mittee. 
(2) VOTE ON BILL OF OTHER HOUSE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If prior to the passage 
by one House of an implementing bill of that 
House, that House receives the same imple-
menting bill from the other House, then— 
(i) the procedure in that House shall 
be the same as if no implementing bill had 
been received from the other House; and 
(ii) the vote on final passage shall be 
on the implementing bill of the other 
House. 
(B) EXCEPTION FOR REVENUE MEASURES 
RECEIVED IN SENATE.—The provisions of sub-
paragraph (A) shall not apply in the Senate to 
an implementing revenue bill. 
(d) RULES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENT-
ATIVES.—This section is enacted by Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules 
of each House, respectively, but applicable only with 
respect to the procedure to be followed in that 
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House in the case of an implementation bill de-
scribed in subsection (a), and it supersedes other 
rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with 
such rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CALENDAR DAY.—The term ‘‘calendar day’’ 
means a calendar day other than 1 on which either 
House is not in session because of an adjournment 
of more than 3 days to a date certain. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION BILL.—The term ‘‘imple-
mentation bill’’ means only a bill which is introduced 
as provided under subsection (a), and contains the 
proposed legislation included in the report submitted 
to Congress under section 2(d), without modifica-
tion. 
Æ 
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