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Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] · D–TX
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-09-18 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposed joint resolution would cancel a Department of Health and Human Services rule titled “Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act.” If enacted, it would leave that rule with no legal force or effect.
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
and such rule shall have no force or effect.
The resolution identifies the targeted policy as published on March 3, 2025. It cites an August 27, 2025 Government Accountability Office opinion concluding that the policy statement counts as a rule under chapter 8 of title 5 of the United States Code.
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
The supplied actions snapshot, updated April 17, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 18, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-04-17T14:32:54Z. 2025-09-18: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2025-09-18: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-09-18. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
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Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
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