Regulatory Cooling Off Act of 2025

119 HR 510 IH: Regulatory Cooling Off Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 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) .