No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - TX District 27 · R-TX
7 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - TN District 5 · R-TN
U.S. Representative - LA District 3 · R-LA
U.S. Representative - AZ District 2 · R-AZ
U.S. Representative - WI District 7 · R-WI
U.S. Representative - PA District 10 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - AL District 6 · R-AL
U.S. Representative - NC District 8 · R-NC
Roll-call vote
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 849 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Policy Area | Government Operations and Politics |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | January 31, 2025 |
| Latest Action | January 31, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 7 · House vote — · — views |