Bill · S.J.Res. 82· Senate(119-SJRES-82)

A joint resolution 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".

Age: 82 years

Maine

Introduced: 9/18/2025
Last activity: 12/18/2025 — Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 50. Record Vote Number: 654.
Sponsored by: Angus King
Cosponsors: - 0 - 37

Government Operations and Politics

Introduced
Failed

This bill was not adopted into law.

What this bill would do

S.J. Res. 82 is a joint resolution to disapprove of a specific rule from the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. This rule relates to the "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act." If passed, the rule would have no force or effect.

Yes

Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+1
The bill targets an administrative policy regarding the Administrative Procedure Act, which typically governs how agencies create rules and interact with the public.
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?+1
Disapproving a rule about how the APA is adhered to may impact the procedural due process of how HHS rules are formulated.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.

What Congress actually voted on

2 recorded votes have been taken on this bill. One of them decided something; the rest moved it along.

The Senate: the vote on whether to pass the joint resolutionJoint Resolution Defeated 50–50
A joint resolution is a bill by another name: it goes to the other chamber and then to the President. Most of them are used to overturn a rule an agency has made.
12/18/2025 · Roll call 654 · recorded as “On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 82”