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Congress·In Committee·about 1 year ago

Congress bill would set expiration dates for many federal rules upheld by courts using agency deference

Also known as: Sunset Chevron Act

Legislative Progress

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Impacts

Mixed Impacts(4)
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Housing Assistance
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Key Points

  • Requires the Government Accountability Office to list federal rules that courts upheld by deferring to an agency’s interpretation of the law.
  • Sets those listed rules to expire on a rolling schedule: the newest rule from each agency ends first, then older rules end 30 days apart.
  • Would put many existing regulations at risk of disappearing unless agencies or Congress act to replace or reapprove them.
  • Could create uncertainty for businesses and the public, since rules on things like workplace standards, environment, or health could suddenly stop applying.
  • Makes it easier for Congress to try to cancel any of the listed rules by removing the usual time limit for using the congressional rollback process.
Consumer ProtectionEnvironmentLabor EmploymentHealthcareCriminal Justice

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Jan 9, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jan 9, 2025

Introduced in House

Related News

7 articles
Americans for Prosperity Foundation·about 1 year ago

Congress Considers Two Bills Regarding Chevron Deference

Mentions Rep. Mark Green’s Sunset Chevron Act; describes GAO list of Chevron-upheld rules, rolling 30-day sunsets, and a CRA timing exception.

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Rep. Mark Green (House) — Press Release·about 1 year ago

“Sunset Chevron:” Rep. Green’s Bill Reins In Administrative State

Announcement of the Sunset Chevron Act in the 119th Congress; explains GAO compilation, reverse-chronological rolling sunsets, and CRA window change.

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Quiver Quantitative·about 1 year ago

H.R. 274 - Sunset Chevron Act (Bill Summary)

Bill-tracking summary describing GAO list of Chevron-upheld rules, rolling sunsets by agency, and removal of the usual CRA 60-day limit for those rules.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Sunset Chevron Act

Bill NumberHR 274
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Cosponsors

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R: 16

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