Sponsors (2)
The bill strengthens congressional control and speeds a single, labeled legislative response to perceived executive overreach, but it does so at the cost of executive flexibility in crises, added burdens on committees, and heightened risk of implementation, litigation, and drafting mistakes.
State governments and taxpayers will see increased congressional control over how agencies implement laws because oversight committees must propose statutory changes to limit broad executive discretion.
Federal employees, legislators, and the public will get faster legislative review and action because a six‑month deadline plus a requirement for a single promptly reported bill accelerates committee work and moves recommendations to the floor more quickly.
Taxpayers and legislators will have clearer public and legislative recognition of the package because it uses a uniform title ('Article One Restoration Act'), improving clarity about the effort.
Federal agencies and federal employees will have reduced administrative flexibility to respond quickly to emergencies or complex regulatory situations because the bill constrains executive discretion.
State governments, regulated parties, and taxpayers could face higher litigation and implementation costs if statutory restrictions produce more rigid rules that are harder or costlier to apply.
Congressional deliberation and oversight will be constrained—because the process forbids substantive revisions and requires expedited reporting—reducing opportunities for amendment and raising the risk of drafting errors or unintended consequences for federal programs.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Requires specified House committees to propose statutory changes within six months to eliminate what they view as excessive executive-branch discretion and directs Oversight to report a single bill adopting those proposals.
Introduced January 3, 2025 by Warren Davidson · Last progress January 3, 2025
Requires 16 specified House committees to review laws they oversee and, within six months of the resolution’s adoption, send proposed statutory changes to the House Oversight Committee that would eliminate what the committees deem "excessive Executive Branch discretion" in applying those laws. The Oversight Committee must then promptly report a bill that adopts all committee recommendations without substantive revision. The resolution does not itself change policy or funding; it sets a congressional process and timetable for producing and packaging legislative language aimed at reducing executive-branch discretion and fast-tracking those proposals into a single bill titled the "Article One Restoration Act."