I 
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. 
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 Con-
necticut, Ms. TLAIB, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, 
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, and Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To direct the head of the Department of Government Effi-
ciency 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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Enforce-
ment Against Setbacks from Harmful DOGE Actions 
Act’’ or the ‘‘LEASH DOGE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRING PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON EM-
PLOYEES AND ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT 
OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY. 
(a) REPORT.—The head of the United States DOGE 
Service (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Department of Gov-
ernment 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 Sen-
ate containing the following information: 
(1) A list of— 
(A) all employees of the Department, in-
cluding 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 serv-
ing as a Senior Advisor to the President, whose 
duties include advising the President on the op-
erations of the Department. 
(2) For each such employee, a statement of 
whether the employee has undergone a background 
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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 dis-
closing any conflict of interest held by the employee, 
including (if applicable) a description of a plan en-
tered 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
RE-
QUIRED.—The head of DOGE and any Senior Advi-
sor 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 Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate to present informa-
tion 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 
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subsection (a)(1)(B) shall include in the information 
presented at a meeting under this subsection a de-
scription 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 ob-
tained 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 fund-
ing has been reduced, and the amount by which 
such funding has been reduced. 
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(D) A list of programs and activities with-
in 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 fund-
ing 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 ques-
tions about the status of Federal personnel and 
Federal financial assistance. 
(2) UPDATES.—The head of DOGE shall up-
date 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 con-
sidered an employee of DOGE. 
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(b) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The head of each 
agency for which a DOGE Agency Team has been estab-
lished in accordance with such Executive Order shall pro-
vide the head of DOGE with such information as may be 
necessary for the head of DOGE to carry out the require-
ments 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 Effi-
ciency, 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, 
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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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