PRIA Logo™
119-hr-3058119th Congress

Reclaim the Reins Act

Sponsored By: Representative Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]

Introduced

Summary

Expanded congressional approval for major, revenue-raising agency rules would be paired with tougher reporting and new funding to support oversight. The bill would force agencies to publish detailed budget, cost, jobs, inflation, and legal-authority analyses before certain rules take effect.

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Congress must approve revenue-raising rules

If enacted, a major rule that raises revenues could not take effect unless Congress approves it. Congress would have 60 session or legislative days after getting the rule report to pass a joint approval. The bill would broaden what counts as a “rule” to include guidance and policy statements, with some narrow exceptions. Starting six months after enactment, agencies would pick at least 20% of existing rules each year, for four years, for review. If Congress does not approve those picked rules within 90 days, they would have no effect and could not be enforced. After five years, any eligible rule not approved by Congress would stop being in effect. Special timing rules would let the next Congress consider revenue-raising rules issued late in a President’s term.

More detail in agency rule reports

If enacted, agencies would add more detail to the reports they send to Congress when issuing rules. Reports would include budget effects, direct and indirect costs, and jobs added or lost by industry. They would also estimate inflation effects and list the data and studies used. The OMB information office would say if a rule is “major” and explain why. Agencies would list related rules and cite the constitutional authority for the rule.

Funding and audits for rule oversight

If enacted, the bill would provide $10 million to OMB and $10 million to GAO for fiscal year 2025. The funds would remain available through September 30, 2034. OMB would use the money to run the new reporting and approval steps for rules. If a Member of Congress asks, GAO would decide within 60 days if an action is a rule and within 90 days if it is a major rule, after consulting the CBO. GAO would also publish within one year a study counting rules and major rules and estimating their total economic cost.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]

FL • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

View on Congress.gov
Back to Legislation