Title: Sunset Inefficient and Unaccountable Government Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Sunset Inefficient and Unaccountable Government Act
This bill requires the abolishment of certain federal agencies on specified dates unless Congress has passed a concurrent resolution disapproving abolishment during the previous 10 years.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7334 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7334

 To abolish certain executive agencies unless Congress disapproves of 
               such abolishment, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2018

  Mr. Byrne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 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 Representatives 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.
    (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 disapproving of the 
                        abolishment of such agency 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 referred 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 disapproving of the 
                        abolishment of such agency 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 disapproving of the 
                        abolishment of such agency during the previous 
                        10 years; and
                            (ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
                        referred to the Committee on Small Business of 
                        the House of Representatives.
                    (D) Any other agency--
                            (i) about which Congress has not passed a 
                        concurrent resolution disapproving of the 
                        abolishment of such agency 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 referred to in 
        subsection (a) is 4 years after the date of enactment of this 
        Act for the following agencies:
                    (A) The Department of Education.
                    (B) Any other agency--
                            (i) about which Congress has not passed a 
                        concurrent resolution disapproving of the 
                        abolishment of such agency during the previous 
                        10 years; and
                            (ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
                        referred to the Committee on Education and the 
                        Workforce of the House of Representatives.
            (4) Energy.--The date of abolishment referred to in 
        subsection (a) is 5 years after the date of enactment 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 disapproving of the 
                        abolishment of such agency during the previous 
                        10 years; and
                            (ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
                        referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                        Commerce of the House of Representatives.
                    (C) Any other agency--
                            (i) about which Congress has not passed a 
                        concurrent resolution disapproving of the 
                        abolishment of such agency 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; judiciary.--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 Department of 
                Justice--
                            (i) about which Congress has not passed a 
                        concurrent resolution disapproving of the 
                        abolishment of such agency during the previous 
                        10 years; and
                            (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 enactment of this 
        Act for the Department of Labor.
            (8) Interior.--The date of abolishment referred 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 disapproving of the 
                        abolishment of such agency during the previous 
                        10 years; and
                            (ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
                        referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
                        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.
                    (B) Any other agency, other than the Department of 
                the Treasury--
                            (i) about which Congress has not passed a 
                        concurrent resolution disapproving of the 
                        abolishment of such agency 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 disapproving of the 
                        abolishment of such agency during the previous 
                        10 years; and
                            (ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
                        referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
                        of the House of Representatives.
            (10) Transportation; armed services; foreign 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 following agencies:
                    (A) The Department of Transportation.
                    (B) Any other agency--
                            (i) about which Congress has not passed a 
                        concurrent resolution disapproving of the 
                        abolishment of such agency during the previous 
                        10 years; and
                            (ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
                        referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
                    (C) Any other agency, except the Department of 
                Defense--
                            (i) about which Congress has not passed a 
                        concurrent resolution disapproving of the 
                        abolishment of such agency during the previous 
                        10 years; and
                            (ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
                        referred to the Committee on Armed Services of 
                        the House of Representatives.
                    (D) Any other agency, except the Department of 
                State--
                            (i) about which Congress has not passed a 
                        concurrent resolution disapproving of the 
                        abolishment of such agency during the previous 
                        10 years; and
                            (ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
                        referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
                        the House of Representatives.
                    (E) Any other agency, except the Department of 
                Homeland Security--
                            (i) about which Congress has not passed a 
                        concurrent resolution disapproving of the 
                        abolishment of such agency during the previous 
                        10 years; and
                            (ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
                        referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        of the House of Representatives.
                    (F) Any other agency, except the Department of 
                Defense, the Department of State, the Department of 
                Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the 
                Department of the Treasury, about which Congress has 
                not passed a concurrent resolution disapproving of the 
                abolishment of such agency within the last 10 years.
    (d) Future Dates.--On the date that is 10 years after each date 
listed in subsection (c) for the abolishment of an agency, and every 10 
years thereafter, if such agency exists, such agency shall be 
abolished.

SEC. 3. SELF-REVIEW OF AGENCIES.

    Not later than 1 year before the date on which an agency is 
scheduled to be abolished pursuant to section 2(a), the head of such 
agency shall submit to Congress a report on the roles and 
responsibilities of the agency detailing the agency's justification for 
existence, including areas where the duties of the agency may overlap 
with the duties of other agencies.

SEC. 4. AGENCY DEFINED.

    The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term ``Executive 
agency'' in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
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