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Last progress July 4, 2025 (7 months ago)
Last progress April 29, 2025 (10 months ago)
Introduced on April 29, 2025 by Kat Cammack
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Imposes new transparency, review, and approval rules for federal agency rulemaking, forces agencies to report detailed cost, budget, jobs, and legal-basis information, and creates a process to periodically review and potentially sunset existing rules unless Congress approves them. It also requires congressional approval for major rules that increase revenue, sets special handling for rules issued near the end of a President’s term, directs a GAO study of existing rules, and provides funds for OMB and the Comptroller General to implement these changes.
Appropriates $10,000,000 to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for fiscal year 2025, from the Treasury, to remain available through September 30, 2034, to carry out this section and the amendments made by this section.
Appropriates $10,000,000 to the Comptroller General of the United States for fiscal year 2025, from the Treasury, to remain available through September 30, 2034, to carry out this section and the amendments made by this section.
The Director of OMB shall use amounts made available under the appropriation to pay expenses associated with implementing the requirements of subsections (c) and (d) (rulemaking reporting and approval additions).
The Comptroller General shall use amounts made available under the appropriation to pay expenses associated with implementing the requirements of subsection (e) (GAO study and report).
Adds a new section 809 (Additional reporting requirements) to chapter 8 of title 5, U.S. Code, requiring that agency reports submitted under section 801(a)(1)(A) must include: (1) an estimate of the budgetary effects of the rule; (2) an analysis of direct and reasonably foreseeable indirect costs; (3) an analysis of jobs added or lost within each affected industry (identified by NAICS), differentiating public and private sector jobs; (4) an OIRA determination of whether the rule is major or nonmajor with an explanation addressing section 804(2) criteria; (5) a list of information on which the rule is based (including data, scientific and economic studies, and cost-benefit analyses); (6) a list of related regulatory actions implementing the same statutory provision or objective and estimated economic effects; (7) an estimate of the effect on inflation; and (8) a statement of the constitutional authority authorizing the agency to make the rule.
Who is affected and how:
Federal agencies: Directly affected; must produce more detailed analyses and documentation, establish new review processes, and allocate staff/time to comply. Smaller agencies may face significant administrative strain.
OMB and the Government Accountability Office (GAO)/Comptroller General: Will receive appropriations and expanded responsibilities to administer reviews, studies, and approval workflows.
Regulated entities and businesses: Indirectly affected by changes in the pace and predictability of rulemaking. New procedures may delay regulatory outcomes, create uncertainty, or change the final content of rules.
Congress: Gains stronger oversight and formal approval power over certain major rules, especially ones that raise revenue; will see increased workloads to review and vote on joint resolutions.
General public and consumers: May experience slower adoption of new protections or standards if agencies delay or withdraw rules to avoid enhanced approval requirements. Conversely, some stakeholders may view increased congressional oversight as enhancing accountability.
Overall effects: