Bill > HR3525

This bill aims to significantly reform the federal rulemaking process by establishing more rigorous, transparent, and accountable procedures for how federal agencies develop and implement regulations. The bill introduces comprehensive changes to how agencies conduct rulemaking, including requiring agencies to consider multiple alternatives, conduct thorough cost-benefit analyses, provide extensive public notice and comment periods, and create frameworks for assessing the effectiveness of major rules. Key provisions include mandating that agencies review the legal authority for proposed rules, evaluate existing laws that may contribute to problems they seek to address, consider at least three alternative approaches, and for major rules, provide detailed explanations of how benefits justify costs. The bill also establishes new requirements for publishing proposed and final rules, including making supporting documents publicly accessible, and requires agencies to create assessment frameworks for major rules that include specific metrics for measuring regulatory objectives, potential impacts, and periodic reviews to determine whether rules remain necessary and effective. Additionally, the bill strengthens oversight by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) and modifies judicial review standards for agency rules, ultimately aiming to make the regulatory process more systematic, evidence-based, and responsive to public input.

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