H.R. 142
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025
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This bill requires Congress to approve any new federal agency rules that would have a major economic impact—defined as affecting the economy by $100 million or more annually, significantly raising costs for consumers or businesses, or harming competition and jobs. Rules that don't meet this threshold would continue under the current review process. Essentially, big rules need a thumbs-up from Congress before they can go into effect.
Official Congressional Research Service summary
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025This bill revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking.Specifically, the bill establishes a congressional approval process for a major rule. A major rule may only take effect if Congress approves of the rule. A major rule is a rule that has resulted in or is likely to result in (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.The bill generally preserves the current congressional review process for a nonmajor rule.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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.
Jan 3, 2025
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