Bills to curb rulemaking, red tape get markup

By Amelia Davidson | 05/19/2025 06:25 AM EDT

One of the bills looks to expedite the permitting process at federal agencies.

Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas).

Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) is sponsoring legislation to limit the cost of regulations. Francis Chung/POLITICO

The House Oversight and Government Reform committee will vote on a roster of bills that target federal regulations and permitting.

Lawmakers will vote on six bills that “rein in regulatory overreach by the administrative state,” according to a release from committee Republicans.

The anti-regulatory push is not new to the House; Republicans have included a measure in their budget reconciliation megabill that would give Congress the final sign-off on major agency rules.

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Up for markup this week is H.R. 689, the “Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act,” from Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-Utah).

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