The RESTART SUNSET Act of 2025 amends chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, to strengthen requirements for the periodic review of federal agency rules. It mandates that agencies conduct a comprehensive review of all existing rules within ten years of the Act's enactment, and new rules within ten years of their final publication. A key provision requires agencies to annually publish in the Federal Register a list of rules that do not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, along with the justification for this determination. This aims to increase transparency regarding the regulatory burden on small businesses. Furthermore, the bill introduces a significant enforcement mechanism: if a court finds that an agency has failed to comply with these periodic review obligations for a specific rule, the court shall order the prohibition of that rule's enforcement . This provision provides a powerful incentive for agencies to adhere to the new review standards, ensuring rules are regularly evaluated for their ongoing necessity and impact.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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RESTART SUNSET Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-4770| House
| Updated: 7/25/2025
The RESTART SUNSET Act of 2025 amends chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, to strengthen requirements for the periodic review of federal agency rules. It mandates that agencies conduct a comprehensive review of all existing rules within ten years of the Act's enactment, and new rules within ten years of their final publication. A key provision requires agencies to annually publish in the Federal Register a list of rules that do not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, along with the justification for this determination. This aims to increase transparency regarding the regulatory burden on small businesses. Furthermore, the bill introduces a significant enforcement mechanism: if a court finds that an agency has failed to comply with these periodic review obligations for a specific rule, the court shall order the prohibition of that rule's enforcement . This provision provides a powerful incentive for agencies to adhere to the new review standards, ensuring rules are regularly evaluated for their ongoing necessity and impact.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.