I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 274 
To provide for the sunset of rules upheld based on Chevron deference. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2025 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. 
HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. OGLES, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. 
ROUZER, Mr. OWENS, Mrs. FISCHBACH, and Mr. BRECHEEN) introduced 
the following bill; which was 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 juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the sunset of rules upheld based on Chevron 
deference. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sunset Chevron Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘Chevron deference’’ means the 
legal doctrine of judicial deference pursuant to Chev-
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ron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense 
Council, Inc. (467 U.S. 837 (1984)). 
(2) The term ‘‘sunset date’’ means the date on 
which a rule will cease to have force or effect. 
(3) The term ‘‘rule’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 551 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 3. GAO REVIEW OF RULES UPHELD BY CHEVRON DEF-
ERENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall compile and publish a list of 
each decision issued by a Federal court that— 
(1) upheld a rule based on Chevron deference; 
(2) was not subsequently overturned; and 
(3) pertains to a rule that is in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) ORGANIZATION OF LIST.—Such list shall— 
(1) be organized by the agency that made the 
rule, and for each such agency, the list shall be in 
reverse chronological order of the date on which the 
agency made the relevant rule; and 
(2) provide a sunset date for each rule. 
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(c) SUNSET DATE CALCULATION.—The Comptroller 
General shall calculate the sunset date for each rule identi-
fied in the list compiled under subsection (a) as follows: 
(1) The sunset date for the most recent rule 
made by each agency and identified in the list under 
subsection (a) shall be on the date that is 30 days 
after the list under subsection (a) is published. 
(2) The sunset date for each prior rule made by 
such agency and identified in the list under sub-
section (a) shall be 30 days after the sunset date of 
the rule made by such agency and identified in such 
list that precedes such prior rule. 
SEC. 4. EXCEPTION TO THE CRA TO THE 6-LEGISLATIVE- 
DAY WINDOW FOR CERTAIN RULES. 
Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply 
to each rule identified under section 3, except that the 60- 
day period for filing a joint resolution under section 
802(a) of that title shall not apply. 
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