Last progress February 12, 2025 (9 months ago)
Introduced on February 12, 2025 by Marlin A. Stutzman
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill would make new federal agency rules automatically end five years after they take effect, unless Congress passes a law to renew them. Once a rule ends, the agency cannot bring it back, enforce it, or change it unless Congress has reauthorized it. The Office of Management and Budget (or the agency’s leader) may oversee this process.
If an agency wants a rule to continue, it must send Congress a public report by December 1 of the year before the rule is set to end. The report must explain why the rule should continue, list related rules, and include any recommendations from the relevant committees. Agencies should bundle multiple requests into one report, and they must post these reports on their websites. This bill does not change the normal federal rulemaking laws already on the books.