Advance and support reforms to improve government efficiency, including through the DOGE Acts to support the Department of Government Efficiency.

Marsha Blackburn · Tennessee · Republican

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President Trump is tackling this problem head on with the Department of Government Efficiency, which will be led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. And with my DOGE Acts, Congress can play a crucial role in ensuring their reforms last well beyond the Trump administration. My goal is to get our government so efficient that we turn “DOGE” into a verb.

Blackburn commits to supporting reforms for government efficiency via the DOGE Acts and Department of Government Efficiency.

VIDEO: On Senate Floor, Blackburn Recaps First Term Legislative Accomplishments...
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Evidence

Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced and sponsored a package of bills called the 'DOGE Acts' to promote government efficiency, including measures on performance-based pay, agency relocation, hiring freezes, and rescissions.

Official Senate press release from February 3, 2025 showing Blackburn publicly introduced and promoted the 'DOGE Acts' package as legislation to advance government-efficiency reforms and explicitly tied the package to the DOGE initiative. This is direct evidence that Blackburn advanced and supported these reforms by sponsoring and publicizing specific bills. The press release does not indicate enactment; it documents formal introduction and public advocacy.

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Blackburn Introduces 'DOGE Acts' to Make Federal Government More Efficient and Slash Wasteful Spending
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S.359 (Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025) was introduced by Sen. Marsha Blackburn on 02/03/2025 and was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Congress.gov entry for S.359 (one component of the DOGE Acts) confirms Blackburn formally filed legislative text and that the bill's recorded status is 'Introduced' and referred to committee on February 3, 2025. There are no recorded subsequent actions on the bill page indicating passage into law as of the current lookback (through May 26, 2026), which shows the legislative effort advanced to formal introduction but did not become enacted legislation in the period covered.

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S.359 - Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 — Congress.gov
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Assessments

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Sen. Blackburn publicly introduced and sponsored the DOGE Acts (e.g., S.359, Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025) and issued a press release on Feb 3, 2025, demonstrating she actively advanced and supported the proposed government-efficiency reforms. However, the bill records show only introduction and referral to committee and no enactment or creation of a Department of Government Efficiency as of the available lookback (through May 26, 2026). Because she materially advanced the proposal but did not secure the promised legislative outcome, this merits partial credit; the advancement occurred during her current term (2025).

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