Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to reject a federal agency rule. If the resolution becomes law, the named rule would be nullified and would have no force or effect. It also stops the agency from issuing a substantially similar rule in the future unless Congress passes new legislation authorizing it. The joint resolution is the formal way Congress disapproves and removes the rule from effect.
The Federal Trade Commission's "Negative Option Rule" published at 89 Fed. Reg. 90476 (November 15, 2024).
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Under the Congressional Review Act, the Senate considers disapproval resolutions under expedited procedures with limited debate and no filibuster, so only a simple majority is needed there; as a joint resolution it must pass both chambers and be presented to the President for signature or veto.
This joint resolution, filed under the Congressional Review Act (chapter 8 of title 5, U.S. Code), would disapprove and nullify the Federal Trade Commission rule titled the "Negative Option Rule" (89 Fed.
Reg. 90476, Nov. 15, 2024), and render that rule without force or effect.
On content alone, this is a narrow, low‑cost disapproval that is administratively simple to enact, which favors passage if there is sufficient will in Congress. However, it takes a clear political alignment across both chambers and acquiescence (or signature) by the President to become law. The absence of compromise elements and the moderately contentious subject matter reduce its standalone chance of enactment absent a favorable legislative and executive alignment.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution that clearly identifies the targeted rule and invokes the correct statutory authority, with concise operative language nullifying the rule.
Whether nullifying the rule primarily removes important consumer protections (progressive) versus primarily relieves businesses of an onerous regulation (conservative).
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Whether nullifying the rule primarily removes important consumer protections (progressive) versus primarily relieves businesses of an onerous regulation (conservative).
This persona would likely view the resolution as a rollback of an administrative rule made by a consumer-protection agency.
They would be concerned that disapproval removes protections that the FTC intended to provide and that using the CRA in this way undermines agency rulemaking authority.
They would focus on the loss of whatever consumer safeguards the finalized rule provided and on the precedent of congressional disapproval during a period of partisan oversight.
A centrist would treat the resolution pragmatically: they would recognize congressional oversight powers but be wary of full disapproval without clear evidence that the rule is flawed.
They would want more information on the rule’s benefits and compliance costs, and might prefer targeted fixes or additional review rather than an outright nullification if the rule contains useful consumer protections.
This persona would likely support the resolution as an appropriate restraint on federal regulatory overreach.
They would view nullifying the Negative Option Rule as protecting businesses and consumers from intrusive or economically burdensome regulation and as a legitimate exercise of congressional oversight under the Congressional Review Act.
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On content alone, this is a narrow, low‑cost disapproval that is administratively simple to enact, which favors passage if there is sufficient will in Congress. However, it takes a clear political alignment across both chambers and acquiescence (or signature) by the President to become law. The absence of compromise elements and the moderately contentious subject matter reduce its standalone chance of enactment absent a favorable legislative and executive alignment.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Whether nullifying the rule primarily removes important consumer protections (progressive) versus primarily relieves businesses of an onero…
On content alone, this is a narrow, low‑cost disapproval that is administratively simple to enact, which favors passage if there is suffici…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution that clearly identifies the targeted rule and invokes the correct statutory authority, with conc…
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