RESTART SUNSET Act of 2025

This bill would make federal agencies regularly check their rules to see if they still make sense. It sets a clear timeline: agencies must review all existing rules within 10 years after the law takes effect, and any new rule within 10 years after it’s finalized. It also requires agencies to publish each year a list of rules that they believe do not significantly affect a large number of small businesses, along with why they think so. If an agency fails to follow these review rules, a court must block enforcement of the affected rule until the agency complies.

Key points

• Who is affected: Federal agencies, small businesses, and anyone who must follow federal rules.
• What changes: Regular 10-year reviews of rules; yearly public lists explaining which rules don’t heavily impact many small businesses; courts must halt rules if agencies skip required reviews.
• When: Reviews apply to existing rules within 10 years of the law taking effect, and to new rules within 10 years of final publication.

In short, the bill aims to keep regulations up to date and make agencies show their work, especially around impacts on small businesses.