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‘‘(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may de-
termine whether a Federal agency has completed the nec-
essary requirements under this chapter for a rule to take 
effect. 
‘‘(c) The enactment of a joint resolution of approval 
under section 802 shall not be interpreted to serve as a 
grant or modification of statutory authority by Congress 
for the promulgation of a rule, shall not extinguish or af-
fect any claim, whether substantive or procedural, against 
any alleged defect in a rule, and shall not form part of 
the record before the court in any judicial proceeding con-
cerning a rule except for purposes of determining whether 
or not the rule is in effect. 
‘‘§ 806. Exemption for monetary policy 
‘‘Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules that con-
cern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the 
Federal Open Market Committee. 
‘‘§ 807. Effective date of certain rules 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 801— 
‘‘(1) any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, 
closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a com-
mercial, recreational, or subsistence activity related 
to hunting, fishing, or camping; or 
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‘‘(2) any rule other than a major rule which an 
agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the 
finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in 
the rule issued) that notice and public procedure 
thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 
to the public interest, 
shall take effect at such time as the Federal agency pro-
mulgating the rule determines. 
‘‘§ 808. Review of rules currently in effect 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REVIEW.—Beginning on the date that 
is 6 months after the date of enactment of this section 
and annually thereafter for the 4 years following, each 
agency shall designate not less than 20 percent of eligible 
rules made by that agency for review, and shall submit 
a report including each such eligible rule in the same man-
ner as a report under section 801(a)(1). Section 801, sec-
tion 802, and section 803 shall apply to each such rule, 
subject to subsection (c) of this section. No eligible rule 
previously designated may be designated again. 
‘‘(b) SUNSET
FOR
ELIGIBLE
RULES
NOT
EX-
TENDED.—Beginning after the date that is 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this section, if Congress has not 
enacted a joint resolution of approval for that eligible rule, 
that eligible rule shall not continue in effect. 
‘‘(c) APPROVAL OF RULES.— 
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‘‘(1) Unless Congress approves all eligible rules 
designated by executive agencies for review within 
90 days of designation, they shall have no effect. 
‘‘(2) A single joint resolution of approval shall 
apply to all eligible rules in a report designated for 
a year as follows: ‘That Congress approves the rules 
submitted by thelll for the year lll.’ (The 
blank spaces being appropriately filled in). 
‘‘(3) A member of either House may move that 
a separate joint resolution be required for a specified 
rule. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘eligible 
rule’ means a rule that is in effect as of the date of enact-
ment of this section.’’. 
SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF RULES SUBJECT TO SEC-
TION 802 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907(b)(2)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) BUDGETARY
EFFECTS
OF
RULES 
SUBJECT TO SECTION 802 OF TITLE 5, UNITED 
STATES CODE.—Any rule subject to the con-
gressional approval procedure set forth in sec-
tion 802 of chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
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Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or re-
ceipts shall be assumed to be effective unless it 
is not approved in accordance with such sec-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 5. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY OF 
RULES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study to determine, as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) how many rules (as such term is defined in 
section 804 of title 5, United States Code) were in 
effect; 
(2) how many major rules (as such term is de-
fined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) 
were in effect; and 
(3) the total estimated economic cost imposed 
by all such rules. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit a report (and publish the 
report on the website of the Comptroller General) to Con-
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gress that contains the findings of the study conducted 
under subsection (a). 
Passed the House of Representatives June 14, 2023. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
By LISA P. GRANT, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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