Sponsor
Michael Dennis Rogers
Representative · R-AL
Representative · R-AL
The bill increases transparency, congressional control, and budgetary information about major Executive Orders and agency rules—giving the public and lawmakers clearer oversight—but at the cost of slower executive action, greater administrative burdens, more politicized policymaking, and potential regulatory and budgetary uncertainty.
Taxpayers, Congress, state and local governments, and federal employees gain substantially more transparency and formal congressional oversight of major Executive Orders and agency rules because the bill requires advance reporting, review pathways, and a public inventory of rules.
Voters and lawmakers get faster, clearer up-or-down congressional votes on major Executive Orders (single yes/no text and expedited scheduling), making controversial orders subject to prompt resolution.
Taxpayers, Congress, and budget officials receive better economic and budgetary information — required cost-benefit analyses, OMB/CBO baselines that treat rules as if in effect, and a year‑one inventory of rules — improving near-term fiscal planning and oversight.
Federal agencies and the President will face slower implementation of major Orders and rules, reducing the ability to act quickly in emergencies because of required analyses, approval pathways, and added review steps.
Policy decisions may become more politicized and technical expertise sidelined as expanded congressional review and approval powers shift choices from expert agencies to political bodies, increasing the risk of vetoes and partisan outcomes and reducing minority input.
Agencies, GAO, OMB, and CBO will face increased administrative workload and compliance costs (staff time diverted to analyses, inventories, and baseline scoring), which could reduce capacity for other oversight or program work.
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Requires pre-effect submission and congressional approval process for "major" Executive Orders, adjusts CRA baseline scoring, and mandates a GAO study of rule counts and economic cost.
Official title: To require congressional approval of major Executive Orders and major rules, and for other purposes.
Introduced January 7, 2026 by Michael Dennis Rogers · Last progress January 7, 2026
Requires the President to publish and submit detailed supporting materials to Congress and the Comptroller General before an Executive Order (EO) may take effect, and creates a fast-track congressional approval process for EOs the President classifies as “major.” Nonmajor EOs take effect after submission; major EOs generally require enactment of a joint resolution of approval within a short review window or they are deemed not approved. The bill also changes baseline scoring rules to treat certain rules subject to CRA-style review as effective unless Congress disapproves, directs the GAO to study the number and economic burden of federal rules, and amends the statutory chapter governing congressional review of agency rules.