EXPERTS Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines congressional findings affirming the legitimacy of agency discretion in implementing statutes, opposing the major questions doctrine, and supporting broad agency authority to address unforeseen issues through, requires parties submitting studies or research during rulemaking to disclose funding sources, financial relationships, and conflicts of interest. Makes undisclosed conflicts grounds for agency to exclude the submission, and requires agencies to make publicly available any studies submitted during rulemaking, and to publicly disclose conflicts where 10% or more of funding comes from regulated entities. Allows agencies to exclude. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, definition changes, and appropriations. The main policy areas are Administrative Law, Finance, Science & Space, and Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
Federal regulatory agencies could face fewer barriers, General public could face fewer barriers, and State, local, and Tribal governments could face fewer barriers.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal regulatory agencies would take on compliance duties, Publicly traded corporations could face increased risk, and Industry trade associations could face higher barriers.
Key Provisions
- Defines congressional findings affirming the legitimacy of agency discretion in implementing statutes, opposing the major questions doctrine, and supporting broad agency authority to address unforeseen issues through...
- Requires parties submitting studies or research during rulemaking to disclose funding sources, financial relationships, and conflicts of interest. Makes undisclosed conflicts grounds for agency to exclude the submission.
- Requires agencies to make publicly available any studies submitted during rulemaking, and to publicly disclose conflicts where 10% or more of funding comes from regulated entities. Allows agencies to exclude...
- Requires agencies to publicly disclose any changes made to regulatory actions as a result of OIRA review or inter-agency communications, including identifying which office or official requested the change.
- Requires agencies to publish a detailed explanation when withdrawing a regulatory action, including whether the withdrawal was influenced by OIRA, other agencies, or any federal official.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines congressional findings affirming the legitimacy of agency discretion in implementing statutes, opposing the major questions doctrine, and supporting broad agency authority to address unforeseen issues through, requires parties submitting studies or research during rulemaking to disclose funding sources, financial relationships, and conflicts of interest. Makes undisclosed conflicts grounds for agency to exclude the submission, and requires agencies to make publicly available any studies submitted during rulemaking, and to publicly disclose conflicts where 10% or more of funding comes from regulated entities. Allows agencies to exclude.
Key Policy Areas
Administrative Law, Finance, Science & Space, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill defines congressional findings affirming the legitimacy of agency discretion in implementing statutes, opposing the major questions doctrine, and supporting broad agency authority to address unforeseen issues through, requires parties submitting studies or research during rulemaking to disclose funding sources, financial relationships, and conflicts of interest. Makes undisclosed conflicts grounds for agency to exclude the submission, and requires agencies to make publicly available any studies submitted during rulemaking, and to publicly disclose conflicts where 10% or more of funding comes from regulated entities. Allows agencies to exclude.
Policy Domains
General Provisions
Identified Gains
- Federal regulatory agencies
- General public
- State, local, and Tribal governments
- Environmental and public health advocates
- Consumer advocacy organizations
Identified Costs
- Federal regulatory agencies
- Publicly traded corporations
- Industry trade associations
- Industry-funded research organizations
- Industry trade associations submitting research
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Warren (for herself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Federal regulatory agencies
Federal regulatory agencies faces effects in multiple directions
Civic engagement and advocacy organizations, Community-based organizations, Consumer advocacy organizations
General public, Non-English speaking communities, Underrepresented communities
Corporate lobbying operations, Corporations submitting research to agencies, Industry trade associations
Industry-funded research organizations, Research organizations funded by regulated industries
Regulated industries challenging agency rules, Regulated industries challenging rules in court
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_agency"
- → Any federal agency subject to the Administrative Procedure Act
- "the_office"
- → Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within OMB
- "the_secretary"
- → Varies by context - Secretary of HHS, Education, Interior, etc.
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Has the meaning given in section 551 of title 5, United States Code
Includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations, or public or private organizations of any character other than an agency
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget
Any substantive action by an agency that promulgates or is expected to lead to the promulgation of a final rule or regulation
Any regulatory action likely to result in a rule with annual economic effect of $100,000,000 or more, or that adversely affects the economy, creates inconsistency with other agencies, alters budgetary impacts, or raises novel legal issues
Any impact that might disproportionately affect a protected class population based on the rule's language, intention, and credible statistical projections
A written public report considering social equity impacts on populations that were previously subjected to discriminatory practices or where credible evidence shows disparities
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