HR 849
No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 2025
Summary
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.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rep. Michael Cloud [R-TX-27]
- Cosponsors
- 7
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- 2025-01-31
- Latest action
- 2025-01-31: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-01-31: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2025-01-31: Introduced in House
- 2025-01-31: Introduced in House