Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
The bill requires that any rule issued under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. §553) be issued and signed by a presidentially appointed, Senate‑confirmed official or other senior appointee, and that rulemaking be initiated by a senior appointee. Agency heads may nondelegably exempt a rule when compliance would impede public safety or security, subject to notification to the OIRA Administrator and Federal Register publication.
Progressives emphasize politicization and expertise loss
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly focused substantive policy change that establishes new legal requirements for who must initiate and sign rules under 5 U.S.C. §553.
The bill requires that any rule issued under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. §553) be issued and signed by a presidentially appointed, Senate‑confirmed official or other senior appointee, and that rulemaking be initiated by a senior appointee.
Agency heads may nondelegably exempt a rule when compliance would impede public safety or security, subject to notification to the OIRA Administrator and Federal Register publication.
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs must issue guidance and monitor agency compliance; definitions and a limited exclusion for procedural rules are provided.
Narrow but system-wide administrative change; plausible House support but significant Senate obstacles and litigation risk reduce chances.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly focused substantive policy change that establishes new legal requirements for who must initiate and sign rules under 5 U.S.C. §553. It specifies key elements (scope, definitions, an exception, and roles for agency heads and OIRA) but leaves significant implementation, fiscal, enforcement, and edge‑case details unspecified.
Progressives emphasize politicization and expertise loss
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Progressives emphasize politicization and expertise loss
Likely skeptical and mostly opposed.
The proposal centralizes rulemaking authority in political appointees, risking politicization of technical and public‑protection rules.
Supports accountability but worries it will undermine career expertise and slow protections for environment, labor, and civil rights.
Cautiously supportive of increased accountability but concerned about operational consequences.
Sees merit in senior signoff and OIRA oversight, while wanting clearer scope, timelines, and resources to avoid delays or litigation.
Generally favorable.
Views the measure as restoring oversight to presidentially appointed officials and limiting unelected bureaucrats' ability to make major rules.
Appreciates OIRA's role in monitoring compliance.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Narrow but system-wide administrative change; plausible House support but significant Senate obstacles and litigation risk reduce chances.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize politicization and expertise loss
Narrow but system-wide administrative change; plausible House support but significant Senate obstacles and litigation risk reduce chances.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly focused substantive policy change that establishes new legal requirements for who must initiate and sign rules under 5 U.S.C. §553. It specifies key elem…
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