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HJRES 71 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Constitution and constitutional amendments Legislative rules and procedure Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require legislative approval for certain regulations.

Introduced: June 26, 2019 Introduced by: Perry, Scott Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 26, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring congressional approval of agency regulations for which one-fourth of the membership of either chamber of Congress has signed a petition disapproving of such regulation.

What's happening now July 30, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 71: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require legislative approval for certain regulations.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-71/
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"H.J. Res. 71: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require legislative approval for certain regulations.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-71/.
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H.J. Res. 71, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-71/.
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