Posts - Bill - HJRES 125 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act".
house 09/18/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to officially reject a recent policy from the Department of Health and Human Services that interprets how the Administrative Procedure Act should be applied, aiming to ensure that this policy has no legal effect. Our goal is to maintain proper oversight of regulatory processes and uphold the role of Congress in reviewing federal rules.
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HJRES 125 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act".
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right-leaning 09/18/2025
Finally, some sanity—let’s keep the bureaucracy on a leash, not a throne.
moderate 09/18/2025
Maybe it’s about time Congress actually reads the rules before tossing them aside.
left-leaning 09/18/2025
Congress ignoring admin procedure is just code for gutting essential oversight—again.
moderate 09/18/2025
Disapproval might sound tough, but are we fixing problems or just twitching at shadows?
right-leaning 09/18/2025
If rules are just suggestions now, welcome to the administrative free-for-all.
moderate 09/18/2025
This feels like a power play wrapped in procedural jargon—can someone say ‘politics as usual’?
right-leaning 09/18/2025
HHS’s ‘interpretation’ was a bureaucrat’s power grab, and Congress just called foul.
left-leaning 09/18/2025
Dismissing HHS rules feels like throwing the baby out with the bureaucratic bathwater.
left-leaning 09/18/2025
If rules don’t matter, why do we even bother pretending to govern?