H.R. 510

119 HR 510 IH: Regulatory Cooling Off Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 510  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 16, 2025   Ms. Hageman  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a 6 month delay before a final rule may take effect.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Regulatory Cooling Off Act of 2025  .
2.
Delay in effective date of rules
Title 5, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1)
In section 553—
(A)
in subsection (c), by inserting  , for a period of not less than 60 days,  before  interested persons ;
(B)
in subsection (d), by striking  30 days  and inserting  6 months ; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(f)
The agency shall submit a finalized rule to Congress for referral to each committee of jurisdiction in each House of Congress not later than 6 months prior to the effective date of the rule.
(g)
The agency shall publish notice in the Federal Register on the date that a finalized rule takes effect.
(h)
The agency shall post on the website of such agency a final rule or proposed rule not less than 24 hours before such final rule or proposed rule is published in the Federal Register pursuant to this section.
 .
(2)
In section 702, by adding at the end the following:  An action under this section may be brought before the district court where the plaintiff resides or before any court for a district where the agency has an office. .
(3)
In section 801—
(A)
in subsection (a)(1)(A), by inserting after  shall submit to each House of the Congress  the following:  not later than the date that is 6 months prior to the effective date of such rule ; and
(B)
in subsection (a)(3), by striking  60 days  and inserting  6 months (unless the Congress enacts a joint resolution or other measure explicitly approving the rule) .