Requires Congress to approve major federal regulations before they take effect

§1What it does

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This bill would require Congress to pass a joint resolution approving any major federal agency rule before the rule could take effect.^2,3,4 A major rule is one likely to have an economic effect of $100 million or more a year, to substantially raise costs or prices, or to significantly harm competition, jobs, investment or innovation, and under an amendment adopted on the House floor, also any rule likely to increase mandatory vaccinations.^2,3 The version the House passed would also require each agency to send at least 20% of its rules already in effect to Congress for review each year for five years, and any existing rule that Congress did not approve would stop being in effect.⁴

§2Status

§3How Congress voted

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