January 16, 2025
Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a 6 month delay before a final rule may take effect.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Regulatory Cooling Off Act of 2025
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Sec. 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.
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(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)
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