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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced January 16, 2025 by Harriet Hageman · Last progress January 16, 2025
Amends 5 U.S.C. 553 by: (A) in subsection (c) inserting before a semicolon (text of insertion not shown in section); (B) in subsection (d) striking '30 days' and inserting '6 months'; and (C) adding subsections (f), (g), and (h) requiring agencies to (f) submit a finalized rule to Congress not later than 6 months prior to the rule's effective date, (g) publish notice in the Federal Register on the date a finalized rule takes effect, and (h) post a final or proposed rule on the agency website not less than 24 hours before Federal Register publication.
Adds at the end of 5 U.S.C. 702 a venue provision: 'An action under this section may be brought before the district court where the plaintiff resides or before any court for a district where the agency has an office.'
Amends 5 U.S.C. 801 by: (A) inserting text in subsection (a)(1)(A) after specified material (exact inserted text not shown); and (B) in subsection (a)(3) striking '60 days' and inserting '6 months (unless the Congress enacts a joint resolution or other measure explicitly approving the rule)'.
This bill would slow down how fast new federal regulations can take effect. Instead of taking effect after 30 or 60 days, most final rules would have to wait 6 months. Agencies would also need to give Congress a copy of any final rule at least 6 months before it kicks in, post proposed and final rules on their website at least 24 hours before they appear in the Federal Register, and publish a notice on the day a rule actually takes effect.
It would also make it easier to challenge a rule in court by letting people file a case where they live or in any district where the agency has an office. And the special review period Congress uses for new rules would be lengthened to 6 months, unless Congress votes to approve the rule sooner.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House