Sponsor
David Schweikert
Representative · R-AZ
Representative · R-AZ
The bill increases transparency, periodic review, and judicial enforceability of agency rules—benefiting businesses and accountability—while risking temporary loss of protections and higher litigation/administrative costs as agencies update or defend rules.
Small-business owners gain clearer transparency because agencies must publish annually which rules do not significantly impact them and the justification for that determination.
The public and regulated entities gain more predictable regulatory oversight because agencies must review existing and new rules within 10 years, which can remove outdated or needlessly burdensome rules.
Taxpayers and regulated parties gain stronger enforceability because courts are required to enjoin enforcement of rules when agencies failed to comply with the required review processes.
The public (taxpayers) could lose immediate protections if courts block enforcement of noncompliant rules — including health, safety, and environmental regulations — until agencies legally reenact them.
Taxpayers and federal employees face increased litigation risk and administrative burden because agencies may need to defend more lawsuits and reissue rules, raising government costs and slowing rulemaking.
Taxpayers and small businesses may see less immediate accountability and transparency because removing the initial 180-day planning requirement could delay an early, visible schedule for agency reviews.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires 10-year periodic reviews of agency rules, annual publication of small-entity non-significance lists, and permits courts to bar enforcement for review noncompliance.
Official title: To amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, to provide additional requirements for the periodic review of rules, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 25, 2025 by David Schweikert · Last progress July 25, 2025
Requires federal agencies to regularly review existing and new regulations on a fixed timeline (generally within 10 years) and to publish annual lists of rules that do not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities with the basis for that conclusion. It also gives courts authority to bar enforcement of any rule for which a court finds the agency failed to comply with the new review requirements.