# 119-hr-1963: Agency Accountability and Cost Transparency Act of 2025

119-hr-1963, Agency Accountability and Cost Transparency Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1963
- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1963
- Congress: 119
- Title: Agency Accountability and Cost Transparency Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Makes major federal rules budget neutral by forcing agencies to estimate their public costs and repeal other agency rules to offset those costs.** This bill would require agency heads to publish cost estimates and a budget-neutral statement with every major rule.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cost offsets for major federal rules: mixed, high. If enacted, agencies would need to offset the cost of any "major rule" by repealing other rules. Before issuing a major rule, the agency head would have to estimate its cost to the public, including costs to understand or carry it out. The agency would have to find and repeal offsetting rules and s…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-1163: Prove It Act
- 119-hr-548: HSA Modernization Act
- 119-hr-8883: Protecting Seniors and Stopping Fraudsters Act
- 119-hr-8596: FAIR Labels Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-1963 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1963)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1163: Prove It Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1163)
- [119-hr-548: HSA Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-548)
- [119-hr-8883: Protecting Seniors and Stopping Fraudsters Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8883)
- [119-hr-8596: FAIR Labels Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8596)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1963 (as of 2025-12-21).