# 119-hr-4112: Congressional Review Reform Act of 2025

119-hr-4112, Congressional Review Reform Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4112
- Congress: 119
- Title: Congressional Review Reform Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Adds more time for Congress to disapprove agency rules.** The bill would rewrite parts of the Congressional Review Act by striking and renumbering subsections and by redefining when and how a "joint resolution" to disapprove a rule can be introduced and worded. - Lawmakers: Would work under a retooled disapproval process with a required joint-resolution template that must name the agency and the rule, changing the timing and format for congressional challenges. - Federal agencies and rules: Would face a changed procedural flow because the bill removes a subsection and redesignates others, altering the labeling and sequence used when rules are reported and targeted for disapproval.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rules for Congress blocking regulations: mixed, low. This bill would change how Congress votes to undo agency rules. Lawmakers could file a disapproval only after Congress gets the agency’s required report on the rule. The resolution would have to use set words: “That Congress disapproves the rule … and such rule shall have no force or effect.” It wo…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-175: Deport Alien Gang Members Act
- 119-hr-2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
- 119-hr-1040: Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act
- 119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4112 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4112)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-175: Deport Alien Gang Members Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-175)
- [119-hr-2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology an…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2189)
- [119-hr-1040: Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1040)
- [119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4112 (as of 2026-04-21).