119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 3, 2025
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025
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Latest action (Jan 3, 2025): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 3, 2025)
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025
This bill revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking.
Specifically, the bill establishes a congressional approval process for a major rule. A major rule may only take effect if Congress approves of the rule. A major rule is a rule that has resulted in or is likely to result in (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.
The bill generally preserves the current congressional review process for a nonmajor rule.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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.
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PUBLIC CITIZEN · lobbying firm or registrant: PIONEER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…, consumer protection issues, and climate change, and related legislation including the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 (H.R.142), the EXPERTS Act of 2025 (H.R.6145/S.3210), and annual appropriations bills.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PUBLIC CITIZEN · lobbying firm or registrant: PIONEER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…, consumer protection issues, and climate change, and related legislation including the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 (H.R.142), the EXPERTS Act of 2025 (H.R.6145/S.3210), and annual appropriations bills.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · lobbying firm or registrant: DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 142 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025 H.R. 178 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfir…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R. 142) Charity Parity Act (no bill number)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 2, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
Charitable Act (H.R. 801/S. 317) Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R. 142)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$400,000
Spent on own lobbying
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R. 142) Charity Parity Act (no bill number)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…nomination of Todd Blanche to be US Attorney General. Opposed nomination of Hal Duncan to be Deputy Director of the US Office of Management and Budget. Opposed H.R.142/S.486, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act. Supported H.R.8831/S.2838, the Protecting Our Democracy Act. Urged Senate Appropriat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…al years 2027 through 2035, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection issues Institute of Education Sciences (IES) issues H.R.142/S.485, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS Act) of 2025, Entirety Monitor Immigration enforcement funding and related issues, as foll…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AFL-CIO
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$760,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ce: Legislative Proposal to Modernize America's Chemical Safety Law. H.R.6145 - EXPERTS Act of 2025 The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (H.R. 142/ S. 485) AWARE Act (H.R. 9381) The Protecting America's Workers Act (H.R. 3036/S.4413) nursing home staffing standards
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · lobbying firm or registrant: DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$270,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 142 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025 H.J. Res. 151 / S.J. Res. 109 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of tit…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PUBLIC CITIZEN · lobbying firm or registrant: PIONEER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…, consumer protection issues, and climate change, and related legislation including the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 (H.R.142), the EXPERTS Act of 2025 (H.R.6145/S.3210), and annual appropriations bills.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PUBLIC CITIZEN · lobbying firm or registrant: PIONEER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…, consumer protection issues, and climate change, and related legislation including the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 (H.R.142), the EXPERTS Act of 2025 (H.R.6145/S.3210), and annual appropriations bills.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$290,000
Spent on own lobbying
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R. 142)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AFL-CIO
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$880,000
Spent on own lobbying
…TSCA). H.R.5437 - Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act H.R.6145, Experts Protect Effective Rules, Transparency, and Stability (EXPERTS) Act H.R. 142- The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act S. 485 - The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act Meeting with st…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · lobbying firm or registrant: DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ection and Wildfire Resilience Act S. 2015 - National Prescribed Fire Act H.R. 2709 - Save Our Sequoias Act H.R. 3930/ S. 2042 - Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R. 142 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025 S. 211 - Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act H.R. 6300 / S. 2787 - Gra…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PUBLIC CITIZEN · lobbying firm or registrant: PIONEER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…, consumer protection issues, and climate change, and related legislation including the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 (H.R.142), the EXPERTS Act of 2025 (H.R.6145/S.3210), and annual appropriations bills.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PUBLIC CITIZEN · lobbying firm or registrant: PIONEER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…, consumer protection issues, and climate change, and related legislation including the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 (H.R.142), the EXPERTS Act of 2025 (H.R.6145/S.3210), and annual appropriations bills.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CITY OF SANTA CLARA · lobbying firm or registrant: CITY OF SANTA CLARA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Mar 27, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ng Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act H.R. 4503 / S. 3800 - ePermit Act H.R. 4776 - SPEED Act H.R. 1897 - ESA Amendments Act of 2025 H.R. 142 / S. 485 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 H.R. 5091 - Hazard pay for prescribed burns and related federal land manageme…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 23, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$230,000
Spent on own lobbying
Charitable Act (H.R. 801/S. 317) Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R. 142) The Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R. 1013)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PUBLIC CITIZEN · lobbying firm or registrant: PIONEER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…, consumer protection issues, and climate change, and related legislation including the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 (H.R.142), the EXPERTS Act of 2025 (H.R.6145/S.3210), and annual appropriations bills.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PUBLIC CITIZEN · lobbying firm or registrant: PIONEER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…, consumer protection issues, and climate change, and related legislation including the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 (H.R.142), the EXPERTS Act of 2025 (H.R.6145/S.3210), and annual appropriations bills.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · lobbying firm or registrant: DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 14, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tection and Wildfire Resilience Act S. 2015 - National Prescribed Fire Act H.R. 2709 - Save Our Sequoias Act H.R. 3930/S. 2042 - Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R. 142 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025 S. 211 - Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act H.R. 1897 - ESA Amendment…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PUBLIC CITIZEN · lobbying firm or registrant: PIONEER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…, consumer protection issues, and climate change, and related legislation including the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 (H.R.142), the Stop Corporate Capture Act (yet to be reintroduced), and annual appropriations bills.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PUBLIC CITIZEN · lobbying firm or registrant: PIONEER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…, consumer protection issues, and climate change, and related legislation including the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 (H.R.142), the Stop Corporate Capture Act (yet to be reintroduced), and annual appropriations bills.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$495,000
Spent on own lobbying
…he Corporation for Public Broadcasting. H.R. 5130; the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act - provisions related to the Principles Based Balanced Budget Amendment. H.R. 142; REINS Act - provisions relating to supporting legislative oversight and oversight processes over executive rules and actions that directly come at significant…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing