Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act of 2025
Congress targets stricter cost-benefit tests and more public input for major federal regulations
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Federal agencies would have to publish detailed cost-and-benefit writeups for big new rules before proposing them and again before finalizing them.
- These writeups must compare different options (including doing nothing) and estimate impacts like job gains or losses, and uneven effects on regions or small businesses when feasible.
- Agencies would have to consult earlier and more widely with state, local, and Tribal governments and affected private groups, including small businesses, instead of waiting until late in the process.
- For major rules, agencies would generally be required to pick the option with the biggest net benefit, or explain why they chose something else and get approval from the federal regulatory review office.
- People affected by a major final rule could sue in court arguing the agency didn’t follow these analysis and “best option” steps, which could slow or change some regulations.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.
The bill is now on the schedule for the full chamber to consider. It's in line for debate and a vote.
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Committee on the Budget discharged.
Committee on Rules discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-446, Part I.
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Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act of 2025
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