119th Congress
H.R. 849
No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Michael Cloud(R-TX)
- Introduced
- Jan 31, 2025
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (7)
Original cosponsors (5)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI)
Added later (2)
- Gary J. Palmer (R-AL) · Feb 14, 2025
- Mark Harris (R-NC) · Aug 26, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 2025
This bill specifies that a federal agency may not enter into a consent decree that exceeds the authority of the court that enters the order related to the decree. It also limits the inclusion of attorney fees or litigation costs in consent decrees or settlement agreements that result in a regulation or guidance document.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 31, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - Jan 31, 2025
Introduced in House