A 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".
This bill failed and is no longer moving.
- Stage
- Failed
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 38
- Latest action
- Dec 18, 2025
What it does
This joint resolution seeks to disapprove a rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services titled "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act," which was published on March 3, 2025, and determined by the Government Accountability Office to be a rule subject to congressional review under the Congressional Review Act. If enacted, the resolution would nullify the rule, meaning it would have no legal force or effect. The resolution affects the Department of Health and Human Services and any entities or individuals subject to the rule’s provisions. It failed to pass in the Senate on October 22, 2025, with a tied vote of 50–50.
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- Angus King
- Adam Schiff
- Alejandro Padilla
- Amy Klobuchar
- Angela Alsobrooks
- Ben Luján
- Brian Schatz
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Charles Schumer
- Chris Van Hollen
- Christopher Coons
- Christopher Murphy
- Cory Booker
- Edward Markey
- Elizabeth Warren
- Gary Peters
- Jacky Rosen
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Jeff Merkley
- John Hickenlooper
- John Reed
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Lisa Blunt Rochester
- Mark Warner
- Martin Heinrich
- Mazie Hirono
- Michael Bennet
- Patty Murray
- Peter Welch
- Richard Blumenthal
- Richard Durbin
- Ron Wyden
- Ruben Gallego
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Tammy Baldwin
- Tammy Duckworth
- Timothy Kaine
- Tina Smith
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