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

Sponsor: Mike D. Rogers (Republican-AL)January 7, 2026

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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.

Requires Congress to approve major presidential orders and agency rules before they take effect.

This bill would make it harder for presidents to issue major Executive Orders and for federal agencies to create major new rules. Both would need Congress to vote 'yes' on a special resolution before they could take effect. This would give lawmakers more say over significant government actions and how they impact everyday Americans.

What Would Change

Today, Executive Orders and agency rules generally take effect without Congress needing to vote 'yes' on them. Congress can try to overturn them later. If this bill passes, major Executive Orders and major agency rules would need a specific 'joint resolution of approval' from Congress to take effect, or they would be blocked after 70 days.

Key Provisions

Requires the President to publish data and reports for all Executive Orders, classifying them as major or nonmajor.
Requires major Executive Orders to get a 'yes' vote from Congress before they can take effect.
Blocks major Executive Orders from taking effect if Congress does not approve them within 70 days.
Requires federal agencies to publish data and reports for all new rules, classifying them as major or nonmajor.
Requires major agency rules to get a 'yes' vote from Congress before they can take effect.
Blocks major agency rules from taking effect if Congress does not approve them within 70 days.

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HR 6971 · 119th Congress · January 7, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 5/10

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

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