H.R. 580 · On the floor · Government Operations and Politics

Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act of 2025

What it does

Amends the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 to define 'major rule' as a rule expected to have an annual economic effect of $100 million or more (adjusted every 5 years for inflation) or cause major increases in costs, competition impacts, or employment effects.
Requires agencies to prepare and publish initial regulatory impact analyses accompanying proposed major rules and final analyses accompanying final major rules in the Federal Register, both open to public comment.
Mandates regulatory impact analyses include quantified benefits and costs, reasonable regulatory alternatives using incentives or market-based means, assessment of costs to state and local governments, and estimates of disproportionate regional or sectoral effects.
Requires agencies to consult with state, local, tribal governments and affected private-sector parties (including small businesses) early in the rulemaking process, continue through final rule stage, and document consultation efforts and concerns in the analysis.
Allows agencies to combine required analyses with other statements or analyses if the combined document satisfies the requirements of subsections (b) and (c).

Jan 13, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.

Committee: House Judiciary