Limit on Sweeping Executive Reorganization Act

This bill would require Congress to approve any major reorganization of a federal agency before it can take effect. A major reorganization includes cutting an agency's staff by at least 5 percent, cutting its operating budget by at least 10 percent, eliminating or merging an agency or office, or handing control of a federal data system or function to a non-federal entity. The President would submit an impact report, and a new review panel with members from federal offices and a labor union would give Congress a non-binding opinion within 30 days. Agencies would have to give affected employees 60 days' notice, and unions or employees could sue in federal court in Washington, D.C., to stop reorganizations that break the law.

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Sponsors

• James R. Walkinshaw Democrat sponsor
• 5 cosponsors