Sponsor
Kat Cammack
Representative · R-FL
Representative · R-FL
The bill increases transparency and congressional oversight of agency rules but does so by imposing new review cycles, an expanded definition of 'rule', and a congressional approval gate for certain major rules — trading faster oversight and public information for greater regulatory delay, cost, and litigation risk.
Businesses and the public will receive more detailed disclosure about proposed agency rules (costs, job impacts, inflation effects, and legal authority), improving transparency for stakeholders evaluating regulatory impacts.
Taxpayers and Congress will gain faster, clearer oversight because members can obtain GAO determinations on whether agency actions are rules and whether they are 'major', helping lawmakers act more quickly.
Federal agency staff will receive $20 million in dedicated funding to support implementation and oversight of the new reporting and review requirements, reducing immediate budgetary strain on agencies.
Small businesses, taxpayers, and state governments face regulatory delays and greater uncertainty because rules that increase revenues and are designated 'major' cannot take effect without a congressional joint resolution, which could block or postpone regulations and impose additional legislative and administrative costs.
Federal agencies and state partners risk increased litigation and reduced willingness to issue interpretive guidance because the statutory definition of 'rule' is expanded to include guidance and interpretive rules, which could chill agency responsiveness and slow problem-solving for regulated parties.
Federal employees and program delivery may be strained because agencies must review at least 20% of eligible rules annually for four years, diverting staff time and resources from other agency missions and services.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Mandates expanded economic, employment, inflation, data-source, and authority disclosures for many agency rules and funds OMB/GAO to implement those requirements.
Official title: To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for additional congressional review of agency rulemaking, and for other purposes.
Introduced April 29, 2025 by Kat Cammack · Last progress April 29, 2025
Requires detailed new economic and procedural reporting for many federal agency rules, directs OMB and the Comptroller General to create analyses and determinations about whether actions are "rules" or "major rules," and provides $20 million in FY2025 appropriations (to OMB and the GAO) to carry out those requirements through 2034. It amends 5 U.S.C. § 808 by adding a new chapter that expands what agencies must include in their § 801(a)(1)(A) reports and gives Congress members expedited access to GAO determinations on rule status and major-rule designations.