House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
REDUCE Act
Official title: To direct executive branch agencies to conduct a review of redundant positions, to limit civil service hiring, to require agency plans for reductions in force or reorganization, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Beth Van Duyne R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 21, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1511.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. VAN DUYNE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 35, February 21, 2025, Page H730):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1511, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1511
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of March 4, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Beth Van Duyne.
- H.R. 2965 (119th) Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025
- H.R. 8873 (119th) Recover COVID Unemployment Fraud in Banks Act
- H.R. 2966 (119th) American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025
- H.R. 6903 (119th) Ensuring Children Receive Support Act
- H.R. 5498 (119th) Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2026
- H.R. 8883 (119th) Protecting Seniors and Stopping Fraudsters Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.