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5 U.S.C. 801: Congressional review

Created in 1996 by the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-121). Changed by 2 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 21 U.S.C. 387a-1.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Trade Commission (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2024GAO Database Modernization Act of 2023

2023Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

1996Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996created it

5 U.S.C. 801Congressional review

(2)(A) The Comptroller General shall provide a report on each major rule to the…

(3)A major rule relating to a report submitted under paragraph (1) shall take…

(4)Except for a major rule, a rule shall take effect as otherwise provided by law…

(5)Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the effective date of a rule shall not be…

(a)(1)(A) Before a rule can take effect, the Federal agency promulgating such rule…

(b)(1) A rule shall not take effect (or continue), if the Congress enacts a joint…

(B)On the date of the submission of the report under subparagraph (A), the Federal…

(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section (except subject to…

(C)Upon receipt of a report submitted under subparagraph (A), each House shall…

(d)(1) In addition to the opportunity for review otherwise provided under this…added to

(D)For any rule submitted under subparagraph (A), if the Federal agency…

(e)(1) For purposes of this subsection, section 802 shall also apply to any major…

(f)Any rule that takes effect and later is made of no force or effect by enactment…

(g)If the Congress does not enact a joint resolution of disapproval under section…

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 77Midnight Rules Relief Actpassed house

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 77 Midnight Rules Relief Act · passed house · would change (d)

How it got here

2024

Pub. L. 118–97, §2(b), struck out subpar. (D) which required Federal agencies to submit to the Comptroller General a report on rules that are revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective. (GAO Database Modernization Act of 2023) Law text · (a)
Pub. L. 118–97, §2(a), added subpar. (D). (GAO Database Modernization Act of 2023) Law text · (a)

2023

Pub. L. 118–5, §§268, 270, temporarily inserted ", and shall in addition include an assessment of the agency's compliance with such requirements of the Administrative Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2023 as may be applicable" after "compliance with procedural steps required by paragraph (1)… (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023) Law text · (a)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.