H.R. 849 119th Congress House

No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 2025

Official title: To provide limitations for Federal agencies entering into settlement agreements and consent decrees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 31, 2025 Introduced by: Michael Cloud Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityLegal fees and court costs

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Jan 31, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 31, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 7

Harris, Mark

North Carolina · Aug 26, 2025

Palmer, Gary J.

Alabama · Feb 14, 2025

Crane, Elijah

Arizona · Jan 31, 2025

Higgins, Clay

Louisiana · Jan 31, 2025

Ogles, Andrew

Tennessee · Jan 31, 2025

Perry, Scott

Pennsylvania · Jan 31, 2025

Tiffany, Thomas P.

Wisconsin · Jan 31, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 849: No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-849/

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"H.R. 849: No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-849/.

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