Congressional Review of Administrative Rules Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Rules.
Congressional Review of Administrative Rules Act - Requires any executive agency which publishes a rule in the Federal Register to submit a copy of such rule to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Declares that the rule shall become effective 60 days after it is published unless (1) either House of Congress adopts a resolution disapproving it, or (2) it is withdrawn by such agency. Prohibits an agency from publishing a rule containing language which is identical to language of a disapproved rule without congressional authorization. Permits a rule to take effect on the date it is published if the responsible agency determines that a delay in the effective date would seriously harm a person or property without serving the public interest. Declares that such a rule shall be effective unless (1) either House of Congress adopts a resolution disapproving it or (2) it is terminated by the agency. Sets forth House and Senate procedure for consideration of such resolutions of disapproval.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on November 16, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on November 16, 1979: Referred to House Committee on Rules.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
ROBERT WALKER (R-PA) introduced it on November 16, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on November 16, 1979, 17100 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17100 days ago, on November 16, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers