To require congressional approval of major Executive Orders and major rules, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6971 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6971 To require congressional approval of major Executive Orders and major rules, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 7, 2026 Mr. Rogers of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, the Budget, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require congressional approval of major Executive Orders and major rules, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``___ Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS. (a) Requirements.-- (1) In general.--Before an Executive Order may take effect, the President shall publish in the Federal Register a list of information on which the Executive Order is based, including data, scientific and economic studies, and cost-benefit analyses, and identify how the public can access such information online, and shall submit to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General a report containing-- (A) a copy of the Executive Order; (B) a concise general statement relating to the Executive Order; (C) a classification of the Executive Order as a major or nonmajor Executive Order, including an explanation of the classification specifically addressing each criteria for a major Executive Order; (D) a list of any other related executive actions intended to implement the same objective, as well as