H.R. 849 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 7 (0 D, 7 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-31
Latest action (2025-01-31): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.R. 849 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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