FOX First: Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) has introduced several new bills to help advance the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) mission after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. There is.
The senators’ six bills would target telecommuting for federal employees, require agency guidance to clarify that it is not law, require early notification before major new policy proposals from federal agencies, and more. The contents are as follows.
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Senator James Lankford is a founding member of the DOGE caucus. (Reuters)
“In November, the American people gave Washington a mandate to be less wasteful and more frugal. Today, I am taking the first steps to accomplish that mandate by prioritizing regulatory streamlining, rulemaking, and record-keeping. Let the government waste its money in the doghouse and let DOGE do its job,” Lankford said in a statement to FOX News Digital.
DOGE was previously announced by President Trump, who named billionaire Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to head a new advisory board aimed at reducing government waste.
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Elon Musk (left) and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead DOGE. (Getty Images)
Several of Lankford’s DOGE bills focus on federal agencies and their perceived shortcomings. Improving Federal Financial Management would address each agency’s performance and evaluate how it stacks up against financial metrics.
The True Accountability Act would require government agencies to develop plans for internal action in the event of a crisis.
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President-elect Donald Trump announced DOGE to eliminate government waste. (Tassos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Additionally, the City of Lankford has included the ACCESS Act, which prohibits minimum education requirements for government contractor employees during certain federal contract discussions.
The Oklahoma Republican Party’s slew of bills is just the latest by Republican senators eager to engage with DOGE.
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Sen. Joni Ernst leads the DOGE caucus. (Getty Images)
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The Senate DOGE caucus is led by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who has been a vocal critic of federal agencies and their telework policies in particular.
Republicans have been trying to introduce a number of bills ahead of Trump’s inauguration, hoping to start the process to put certain policies into effect immediately after Trump takes office.
Julia Johnson is a political writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, where she leads coverage of the U.S. Senate. She previously served as a political reporter for the Washington Examiner.
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