Search Results: keywords:"regulatory continuity"

  • H. R. 7455 — To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for Congressional oversight of agency rulemaking, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,552

    H.R. 7455, known as the “Sunset Act of 2024,” aims to increase Congressional oversight of federal agency rulemaking by establishing a system where major rules expire after 10 years unless Congress approves an extension. The bill would require agencies to review and report on a portion of...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make sure that when government agencies create important rules, these rules will automatically end after 10 years unless Congress decides to keep them. This way, Congress gets to check and decide if those rules are still needed.

  • H. R. 1226 — To sunset new Federal regulatory rules after 5 years, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:766

    H.R. 1226, titled the "Restoring Checks and Balances Act," proposes that any new federal regulatory rules created by agencies will automatically expire five years after they take effect, unless Congress specifically renews them. Once a rule expires, agencies cannot reuse, enforce, or modify...

    Simple Explanation

    In this bill, any new rules made by the government will disappear after five years unless Congress decides to keep them. The rules can't be changed or reused if they expire, and important ones like emergency rules are treated differently.