Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case fo…
Creates a 9-member Constitutional Government Review Commission to review federal agencies' authorizing statutes for powers not definitively delegated by the Constitution.
The Commission may recommend repeal of statutes, estimate budget effects, propose distribution of savings to states, and publish proposed legislative text.
Commission decisions would trigger an expedited, amendment-free congressional consideration process with limited debate and simple-majority passage.
Major constitutional, fiscal, and federalism implications make enactment unlikely absent broad bipartisan consensus and resolution of legal challenges.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a well-specified establishment of a federal commission. It defines membership, authorities, public transparency, reporting, staff support, subpoena power, funding authorization, and an expedited pathway for Congress to consider the commission's legislative recommendations.
Progressives stress risks to civil-rights and regulatory protections
Progressives stress risks to civil-rights and regulatory protections
Likely to view the bill with strong concern.
They would see it as a mechanism to dismantle federal protections by originalist review and fast-track repeal without normal deliberation.
They would emphasize risks to civil rights, environmental safeguards, workers, and the social safety net.
Mixed appraisal: appreciates a structured review of federal authority and transparency, but worried about procedural shortcuts and vague standards.
Would seek stronger bipartisan procedures, clearer methodology, and protections against destabilizing repeal of core programs.
Likely to view the bill favorably as a tool to restore the 10th Amendment and rein in the administrative state.
Would welcome originalist review, ability to return powers to states, and expedited congressional action to repeal overbroad federal authorities.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Major constitutional, fiscal, and federalism implications make enactment unlikely absent broad bipartisan consensus and resolution of legal challenges.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives stress risks to civil-rights and regulatory protections
Major constitutional, fiscal, and federalism implications make enactment unlikely absent broad bipartisan consensus and resolution of legal…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a well-specified establishment of a federal commission. It defines membership, authorities, public transparency, reporting, staff support, subpoena power, funding…
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