Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act".

Bill: 119-hjres-125
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
Introduced: 2025-09-18
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IA 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 125 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2025 Mrs. Fletcher submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act (published on March 3, 2025, and a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated August 27, 2025, printed in the Congressional Record on September 3, 2025, on pages S6003–S6005, concluding that such Policy Statement is a rule under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code), and such rule shall have no force or effect.