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".
H.J. Res. 125 would disapprove a rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on March 3, 2025, that required HHS to strictly follow the federal law governing how agencies create regulations (the Administrative Procedure Act). The resolution uses the Congressional Review Act process to block the rule, meaning it would have no force or effect if passed. This would prevent HHS from being required to adhere to this specific policy in its own regulatory work. The rule directly affects HHS's internal processes for creating regulations by removing a mandated adherence to the Administrative Procedure Act.
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