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The bill gives regulated parties, stakeholders, and Congress more time and transparency to review and prepare for rules, but that extra time increases the risk of delayed protections and raises administrative and litigation costs.
Regulated businesses, state and local governments, and taxpayers get a longer default delay (six months instead of 30 days) before most rules take effect, giving them considerably more time to prepare for compliance.
Congress must receive notice of a rule six months before its effective date, increasing legislative oversight and time for congressional review of agency actions.
Federal agencies must post final rules on their websites at least 24 hours before Federal Register publication, improving public transparency and earlier access for citizens and stakeholders.
People and communities could wait longer for urgently needed public-health, safety, or environmental protections because lengthening review and effective-date timelines to six months delays implementation of new safeguards.
Extending the Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval window to six months makes it harder to quickly overturn harmful or unlawful rules, potentially prolonging regulatory harms.
New procedural requirements (additional Congressional submissions and specific publication timing) increase administrative burden on agencies, which may slow rulemaking and raise costs borne by taxpayers and federal employees.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Introduced January 16, 2025 by Harriet Hageman · Last progress January 16, 2025
Lengthens the default time before most federal rules take effect from 30 days to 6 months, requires agencies to send finalized rules to congressional committees and post them publicly well before they become effective, and expands where plaintiffs can sue agencies. It also extends the period for Congress to disapprove rules under the Congressional Review Act to six months (unless Congress explicitly shortens that period). These changes slow the pace of rule implementation, add pre-effect procedural and public-notice steps, and broaden litigation options against agency actions.