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The bill creates a well-funded, public Commission to identify and expedite repeal of federal agency authorities—boosting transparency and states' power while risking lost services, politicized or rushed repeal decisions, administrative burdens, and legal uncertainty.
Taxpayers and the public gain much greater transparency and public access because the Commission must hold open meetings, publish methodologies/submissions/records, hold public hearings, and operate under FACA rules.
Americans could see stronger separation-of-powers review because a staffed, expert Commission is empowered to identify agencies whose authorities may exceed constitutional delegations.
State governments (and tribal governments by definition) could regain authority over areas where the Commission finds no federal delegation, shifting some policymaking back to states.
Millions of Americans could lose federal protections, services, or regulations if agencies or statutes are repealed following Commission review, affecting public health, safety, and consumer protections.
The process sharply reduces normal legislative deliberation and amendment rights (strict time limits, prohibited amendments, waived points of order), raising the risk of rushed, incomplete, or poorly scrutinized statutory repeals.
The Commission and its repeal recommendations could become politicized because congressional leaders influence appointments, the President can reject nominees, and leaders control scheduling — concentrating power and risking partisan outcomes.
Based on analysis of 11 sections of legislative text.
Creates a presidentially appointed commission to review federal agencies' constitutional authority and fast-track congressional votes to repeal authorities it deems unconstitutional.
Creates a nine-member Constitutional Government Review Commission to review federal agencies and the statutes that authorize them, decide whether each agency or authority is constitutionally delegated to the federal government, and recommend repeal of authorities found to exceed constitutional delegation. The Commission must publish its methods and findings, accept public and official submissions, estimate budget effects with the Comptroller General, and send annual and final reports that include draft "Commission bills" which Congress must consider under expedited procedures. The Commission is appointed by the President with Senate confirmation from lists supplied by congressional leaders, has subpoena power and staff authority, may hire personnel outside normal civil service rules (within pay caps), and is funded up to $30 million with funds available until spent; it will terminate about five years after members begin or after enactment, whichever is later.
Introduced April 7, 2025 by Neal Patrick Dunn · Last progress April 7, 2025