Cybersecurity Policy Report, House Resolution Seeks Answers About DOGE’s Handling of Americans’ Data, (Apr 2, 2025)
Legislation introduced in the House would force the Trump administration to tell Congress whether the White House Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is accessing personal data at federal agencies and feeding it into artificial intelligence systems.
H. Res. 286, 119th Cong. (2025) is a resolution of inquiry that would direct President Trump to produce documents identifying any AI technology deployed by DOGE personnel at federal agencies and whether AI is being used to analyze data that “contains the sensitive, personally identifiable information of American citizens,” according to its text.
The resolution was offered by Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D., N.M.), ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s delivering on government efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee. Its co-sponsors include the other 20 committee Democrats.
In a summary of the resolution, the Democrats cite reports “that Elon Musk and DOGE are accessing private and sensitive government data systems and using artificial intelligence (AI) to mine data.”
“The American people demand to know why Elon Musk and DOGE are hacking our private and sensitive data and what they are doing with it. This includes Social Security, IRS, Treasury, and other highly sensitive data,” Rep. Stansbury said in a news release.
Rep. Gerald Connolly (D., Va.), the committee’s ranking member, has already sought information about DOGE’s use of AI to analyze federal data by sending letters to 24 federal agencies requesting answers (CPR, March 12).
Under House rules, the committee will have 14 days to vote on the resolution. If the committee does not act within that timeframe, the resolution can receive immediate consideration on the House floor.
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