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119-hr-6971119th CongressWALLET

___ Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]

Introduced

Summary

Congressional approval for major executive orders and agency rules would be required before those actions take effect, paired with faster public disclosure and expedited congressional procedures for approving or blocking major actions.

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  • Presidents and agencies would have to file a pre-effect disclosure package that lists the action, its purpose, related actions, economic effects, and a proposed effective date. Major executive orders could not take effect unless Congress passed a narrow joint resolution, though a President may allow a major action to take temporary effect for up to 90 days in emergencies.
  • Major agency rules would trigger a detailed cost–benefit package including effects on public and private jobs and must be reviewed by the Comptroller General within 15 calendar days. A rule is "major" if it has an annual economy effect of $100 million or more or causes major cost or market impacts.
  • Congress would get expedited, nonamendable joint-resolution pathways with strict debate limits, special discharge mechanics, and set windows for consideration. Nonmajor rules could be disapproved by joint resolution within 60 days and face a 10-hour Senate debate limit on such challenges.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

8 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 6 mixed.

New congressional review for agency rules

If enacted, the bill would create a new congressional review process for federal agency rules. Agencies would have to send Congress and the Comptroller General a report before a rule can take effect. The report would include the rule, a short explanation, a major/nonmajor classification with reasons, related actions and costs, a proposed effective date, and a full cost‑benefit analysis that lists jobs added or lost. The bill would also set how to count the submission or publication date to start review clocks.

Major rules need Congress approval

If enacted, a rule would be a 'major rule' if OMB finds it affects the economy by $100 million or more per year or causes major costs or harms. Major rules and major Executive Orders generally would not take effect unless Congress passes a joint resolution of approval. If Congress does not approve within 70 session or legislative days after it receives the report, the rule or Order would be deemed not approved. For budget scoring, rules subject to this approval that affect budget authority or receipts would be assumed effective in estimates unless they are not approved under the bill.

Federal Reserve monetary rules exempted

If enacted, rules about monetary policy from the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Open Market Committee would be exempt from the bill's new congressional review process. The Fed could act on monetary policy without the chapter's pre‑effect submissions, classifications, or congressional approval procedures.

GAO review and report on major rules

If enacted, the Comptroller General would review each major rule and send a report to congressional committees within 15 calendar days after submission. The report would check whether the agency followed the chapter's steps and note any new private‑sector mandates. The Comptroller General would also study how many rules and major rules were in effect on enactment and estimate the total economic cost, with a report to Congress within one year.

Limits on court review of review steps

If enacted, determinations, findings, actions, or omissions under the new review chapter generally would not be subject to judicial review. Courts would still be able to decide whether an agency completed the required procedural steps for a rule to take effect. Enacting a joint resolution of approval would not change a rule's underlying statutory authority or end claims about defects in the rule.

Pre-effect rules for Executive Orders

If enacted, the President would have to publish the data and analysis behind an Executive Order and send Congress and GAO a report before the Order can take effect. The report would include a copy, a short explanation, a major/nonmajor classification, related actions and their economic effects, and the proposed effective date. The President could let a major Order take temporary effect for one 90‑calendar‑day period in narrowly defined emergencies if the President issues an Executive Order and notifies Congress in writing.

Immediate effect for hunting and some rules

If enacted, rules about commercial, recreational, or subsistence hunting, fishing, or camping programs could take effect when the agency decides. Also, a nonmajor rule could take effect immediately if the agency makes and includes a 'good cause' finding that notice and comment is impracticable or contrary to the public interest and includes a brief statement of reasons.

Carryover timing for end‑of‑session rules

If enacted, rules or Orders reported in the 60 days before a congressional adjournment would be treated as submitted in the next session. For review purposes they would count as published on the 15th session day (Senate) or 15th legislative day (House) after the next session starts. Agencies would still need to submit the required report before the rule or Order could take effect.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]

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Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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